On June 6th 1944 the largest armada ever assembled was hovering off the coast of Normandy waiting for just the right break in the weather to invade Nazi occupied Europe and change the course of the Second World War.
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On June 6th 1944 the largest armada ever assembled was hovering off the coast of Normandy waiting for just the right break in the weather to invade Nazi occupied Europe and change the course of the Second World War.
A new film looks at the man charged with the immense responsibility of forecasting the conditions on D-Day.
We spoke to the film’s lead actor, Andrew Scott and writer David Haig.
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