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D-Day: The Last Heroes

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, History, War

How two years of planning, espionage and analysis lay behind the D-Day invasions.
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Director
Producer
Composer
John Leo Dutton (as John Dutton)
Cinematographer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 9, 2013

Release date
Jun 9, 2013 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
1 win

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Dan Snow
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Howard Large
Self - Essex Scottish Regiment Self - Essex Scottish Regiment   See fewer
Kaye B. Puckett
Self - Essex Scottish Regiment Self - Essex Scottish Regiment   See fewer
George 'Jimmy' Green
Self - Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve Self - Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve   See fewer
Peter Fahy
Self - 16 Squadron Self - 16 Squadron   See fewer
Geoffrey Stone
Self - Intelligence Corps Self - Intelligence Corps   See fewer
William Luckey
Self - 34th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron Self - 34th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron   See fewer
Crendon Greenway
Self - 45 Commando Self - 45 Commando   See fewer
John Raaen
Self - 5th Ranger Battalion (as John C. Raaen Jr) Self - 5th Ranger Battalion (as John C. Raaen Jr)   See fewer
Robert Sales
Self - 29th Infantry Division (as Robert L. Sales) Self - 29th Infantry Division (as Robert L. Sales)   See fewer
Roy Cadman
Self - 3 Commando Self - 3 Commando   See fewer
Fred Walker
Self - 3 Commando Self - 3 Commando   See fewer
Jim Wallwork
Self - Glider Pilot Regiment Self - Glider Pilot Regiment   See fewer
Ed Shames
Self - 101st Airborne Division Self - 101st Airborne Division   See fewer
James R. Dempsey
Self - 34th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron Self - 34th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron   See fewer
Ian Hammerton
Self - 22nd Dragoons Self - 22nd Dragoons   See fewer
Robert Ford
Self - 4th and 7th Royal Dragoon Guards Self - 4th and 7th Royal Dragoon Guards   See fewer
David Tibbs
Self - Royal Army Medical Corps Self - Royal Army Medical Corps   See fewer
Bob Stoodley
Self - 22nd Independent Parachute Company Self - 22nd Independent Parachute Company   See fewer
Robin Forbes
Captain David Tibbs Captain David Tibbs   See fewer
Tom Berish
Ed Shames Ed Shames   See fewer
Liam James Collins
Bob Sales (as a different name) Bob Sales (as a different name)   See fewer
Matthew Abram
Roy Cadman Roy Cadman   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - U.S. General (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - U.S. General (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Hodges
Wehrmacht Sniper (uncredited) Wehrmacht Sniper (uncredited)   See fewer
Erwin Rommel
Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - German Field Marshal (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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