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1944 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ D-Day announcment: 'D-Day has come'
A special ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ news bulletin, with broadcaster John Snagge, from 6th June 1944.
The exact date and timing of the landings was a closely-guarded secret. When the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ announced news of the landings it was following the official confirmation of 'Communique Number One' from General Eisenhower.
This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast 6 June.
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