1 June –
BBC transmits coded messages (including the first line of a poem by
Paul Verlaine) to
underground resistance fighters in France warning that the invasion of
Europe is imminent.
2 June – The provisional French government is established.
5 June
More than 1000 British bombers drop 5000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the
Normandy coast in preparation for
D-Day.
At 10:15 p.m. local time, the
BBC transmits coded messages including the second line of the
Paul Verlaine poem to the
underground resistance indicating that the invasion of
Europe is about to begin.[1]
1 June –
BBC transmits coded messages (including the first line of a poem by
Paul Verlaine) to
underground resistance fighters in France warning that the invasion of
Europe is imminent.
2 June – The provisional French government is established.
5 June
More than 1000 British bombers drop 5000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the
Normandy coast in preparation for
D-Day.
At 10:15 p.m. local time, the
BBC transmits coded messages including the second line of the
Paul Verlaine poem to the
underground resistance indicating that the invasion of
Europe is about to begin.[1]