On this episode of Huskie History, Michal Nowakowski and Philip Kopacz take us behind the scenes of D-Day, discussing in particular the amount of deception that went into the planning of the operation. From tanks made from balloons to tales of Nazi soldiers drugged out on meth, they give us some of the lesser-known stories of "the Longest Day."

More information about what was discussed on this episode can be found at the following links:

Balloon Tanks: https://www.livescience.com/wwii-ghost-army.html

Meth and German Soldiers: https://time.com/5752114/nazi-military-drugs/

General D-Day Background: https://news.virginia.edu/content/historians-full-story-d-day-more-complex-myth

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Huskie HistoryBy Huskie HistoryMar 02, 2023