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The D-day in modern history refers to what happened on June 6th, 1944. This operation, officially named Overlord, was scheduled to take place on June 4th, but a storm caused Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, to postpone it one day. **D-Day Planning** A lot of time went into the planning of operation Overlord. In May, while troops and equipment were being concentrated in the staging area of southern Britain, the allies tried to confuse the enemy. They made false radio transmissions and placed landing craft and inflated rubber tanks away from the true staging area. The German's had no idea what was about to take place. The operation was scheduled on June 4th because first light and low tide coincided. If the storm had lasted any longer, the operation would have been put off for 2 weeks, until the next day first light and low tide coincided. **Air Assault** Three airborne divisions of the US and Britain were scheduled to drop inland on the morning of the operation. Inclement weather caused most of the air operation to fail; some soldiers were killed before reaching the ground. Others landed up to 35 miles away from their designated landing spots. **Navel Assault** At dawn, close to 5000 allied ships bombarded the German stronghold, in the largest navel strike in history. **German Defense** The Germans had a lot of defense. The operation was scheduled for low tide due to the large amount of German water defenses.