The_Normandy_Landings

The largest and most ambitious military expedition in history was the

invasion of Normandy in northern France by British,

[00:25.39]American and Canadian forces that took place in the summer of

nature played a role.

[00:34.56]It took more than a year for military planners to orchestrate

every movement of troops,artillery,ships and aircraft

[00:43.21]and to set everything in place for the move that was to open

up a second front in Europe.

[00:50.16]This would liberate France and open the way for the final

assault on Germany itself.

[00:56.92]Everything was controlled;right down to the placement of

military decoys across the English Channel

[01:04.03]to fool the Germans into thinking the attack would come from

Britain's closest point to France at Pas de Calais

[01:12.39]rather than in Normandy as planned.

[01:15.99]Everything was controlled,that is,except the weather.

[01:20.46]D-Day,the

code

name

given

to

the

day

of

invasion,was

originally

scheduled for5 June 1944.

[01:29.00]This date had been arrived at by considering two

factors-moonlight and tide.

[01:35.58]The

hour

of

the

invasion

would

need

to

be

near

sunrise,when

the

seaborne tropps would have a rising tide.

[01:42.84]This

would

enable

them

to

land

close

to

the

obstacles

that

had

been placed to hinder their landing

[01:49.48]without coming ashore on top of paratroopers needed

a full moon for visibility.

[01:56.98]The

days

with

the

proper

tide-moonlight

formula

closest

to

the

target date were5,6and7June.

[02:05.68](1)The fifth was chosen for D-Day to allow a safety margin in

case the attack needed to be postponed.

在历史上最大的和最雄心勃勃的军事远征是由英国在法国北部的 诺曼底登陆，

[ ]

美国和加拿大军 队

00:25.39

，发生在

1944

的夏天。甚至自然发挥了作用。

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00:34.56 ]

花了一年多的 编排每个动作的部队，炮兵军事规划者，船舶和飞机

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00:43.21 ]

和到位的举措都是在欧洲开辟第二战场。

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00:50.16 ]

这将解放法国，开辟道路，最终攻击德国本土。

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00:56.92 ]

一切控制；到军事诱饵在英语频道的位置

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01:04.03 ]

迷惑德国人认为进攻将从英法最接近处的加来海峡

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01:12.39 ]

而不是计划中的诺曼底。

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01:15.99 ]

一切是可控的，就是说，除了天气。

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01:20.46 ]

诺曼底登陆， 给入侵的天代号，原定为六月

1944

。

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01:29.00 ]

这个日期已经到了考虑两个因素月光和潮汐。

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01:35.58 ]

入侵的时间必 须在接近日出时，海运

tropps

会涨潮。

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01:42.84 ]

这将使他们附近的土地已被放置到阻碍登陆的障碍

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01:49.48 ]

没有在顶部他们上岸。空降兵需要能见度满月。

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01:56.98 ]

用适当的潮汐 月光公式接近目标日期

were5,6and7june

天。< /p>

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02:05.68

]

（

1

）第五被选为登陆允许 情况下需要推迟进攻的一种安全边际。

[02:14.40]In addition to moonlight and favourable tides,calm seas were

needed for the crossing.

[02:20.80](2)But

an

unusually

stormy

transition

from

spring

woward

summer

that year held out little hope

[02:28.24]that there would be a suitable break in the weather .It also

meant the possiblity that Operation Overlord,

[02:36.79]as the invasion was called,might have to be postponed until

later in the year or even the following year.

[02:45.07]With the arrival of 5June,the weather was so bad that General

Eisenhower,supreme commander of the invasion forces,

[02:54.18]was

forced

to

postpone

the

invasion

by

one

he

met

with

his staff to review their options,

[03:02.20]they were faced with the grim reality that 6June did not look

much better than the original D-Day.

[03:09.83]

The meteorological report gave a thin ray of hope that a lull

in the storm would allow enough time to launch the invasion.

In addition to

月光和有利的潮汐，平静的海洋是

needed for the

电讯。

[ 2 ]

2

）

目的：

20.8

年春夏季暴风雨从

出奇的过渡年举行了一点希望。

[ 2 ]

：

28.24 that there would be a break in the weather

适合

also meant that the possiblity

。

它操作的霸主，

[ 02

：

36.79 ] as the

入侵

was called

，

might have to be postponed

直到

later in the

year or eventhe following

年。

[ 02

：

45.07 ] with the arrival of 5june

，天气很坏，总艾森豪威尔，最高指挥官

of the

入侵

部队

[ ] was forced to 02

：

54.18 postpone the

入侵

by

一天。当他把他的

s taff to review their

与

选择

02.20 ] [ 03

：

They were faced with the

严峻的现实，

6june did not much< /p>

比原始面貌的

D

日。

[

03

：

09.83

]

the

气象报告给薄雷

of Hope

that a

平静

in the

风暴会允许足够< /p>

的时间来发射的入侵。

[03:18.77]Consulations went on late into the night on whether to press

ns were y,Eisenhower made his decision

[03:29.61]

like it,but there it is.

[03:36.50]I

don't

see

how

we

can

do

anything

else.

hours,an

armada

of 3,000landing craft,2,500other ships,

[03:47.13]and500 naval vessels began to leave English ports.

[03:52.46]

Meanwhile,critical errors by the German side allowed them to

be taken completely by surprise.

[03:59.73]Due to the bad weather,the German navy cancelled its usual

patrol of the English Channel.

[04:05.52]Also,a practice drill scheduled for June6 was called off.

[04:11.43]The German meteorological services were unaware of the break

in the weather.

[04:17.23]On the eve of the attack,many of the top German leaders were

absent from their

[04:25.25]the general in charge of the coastal defences,was in Germany

visiting his wife on her birthday,