The_Normandy_Landings..doc

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 1944.Evern 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 Britains 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 them.The 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。 【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 【00:43.21?]和到位的举措都是在欧洲开辟第二战场。 【00:50.16?]这将解放法国，开辟道路，最终攻击德国本土。 【00:56.92?]一切控制；到军事诱饵在英语频道的位置 【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 【01:12.39?]而不是计划中的诺曼底。 【01:15.99?]一切是可控的，就是说，除了天气。 【01:20.46?]诺曼底登陆，给入侵的天代号，原定为六月1944。 【01:29.00?]这个日期已经到了考虑两个因素月光和潮汐。 【01:35.58?]入侵的时间必须在接近日