 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Kuburuka kwezvikepe zvepasi kwakatangira pakurwiswa kukuru nemhepo uye nezvikepe zvegungwa uye kurwiswa nemhepo - kuburutswa kwevanhu 24 000 vokuAmerica, mauto eBritain neCanada anobhururuka nendege nguva pfupi pashure pousiku. Mauto ehondo neezvombo zvehondo dzeAllied akatanga kusvika pamhenderekedzo yeFrance na6:30. Nharaunda yaida kuparadzwa pamhenderekedzo yeNormandy yakakamurwa kuva zvikamu zvishanu: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, uye Sword. Mhepo dzakasimba dzakaputira ngarava dzokumhara kumabvazuva kwenzvimbo dzadzo dzakarongwa, zvikurukuru paUtah neOmaha. Varume vacho vakamhara pasi pokupfurwa zvine simba kubva munzvimbo dzakanga dzakamiswa pfuti dzakanga dzakatarisana nemhenderekedzo dzegungwa, uye mhenderekedzo yegungwa yakanga yakacherwa uye yakafukidzwa nezvipingamupinyi zvakadai semiti yemapuranga, zvigadziko zvitatu zvesimbi, uye tambo ine minzwa, zvichiita kuti basa remapoka anobvisa zvombo pamhenderekedzo yegungwa rive rakaoma uye rine ngozi. Kurasikirwa kwaiva kwakakomba zvikurusa paOmaha, namawere ayo akakwirira. PaGold, Juno, uye Sword, maguta akati wandei akasimbiswa akacheneswa mukurwa kweimba neimba, uye nzvimbo mbiri huru dzepfuti paGold dzakaremara vachishandisa matangi akasarudzika. 