A Weatherman Chose the Day for D-Day
World War II

A Weatherman Chose the Day for D-Day

The fate of Europe hung on a weatherman who had to choose between three teams of feuding forecasters who couldn't agree what day it was.

Read the full story in the app

Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.

Download on the App Store
World War IIUnited Kingdom1940sMilitary StrategyMeteorologyD-DayJames StaggIrving KrickEisenhowerForecastingDwight Eisenhower

History is full of stories like this one.