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That was the RAF meteorologist, James Stagg, who persuaded Monty and Eisenhower to move the date from the 5th to the 6th. :) Famously if they had not gone on t
by oldcynic 8y ago
That was the RAF meteorologist, James Stagg, who persuaded Monty and Eisenhower to move the date from the 5th to the 6th. :)
Famously if they had not gone on the 6th the next tide window would have seen the worst storms in years.
The Met Office's page: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/in-depth/d-day-70th-anniversary https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/in-depth/d-day-70th-annive...
- pbowyer 8y agoThere is an excellent write-up of this at https://medium.com/@garius/the-weatherman-the-man-who-decided-d-day-d0eb5cad3f7e https://medium.com/@garius/the-weatherman-the-man-who-decide...
- oldcynic 8y agoThank you for linking that. I'd not known that Krick was quite so alternative in his beliefs!
- dingaling 8y agoAnd the forecast was verified with a last-minute weather report from the lighthouse at Blacksod, Ireland, thanks to a 1921 agreement: https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/how-blacksod-lighthouse-changed-the-course-of-the-second-world-war-30319681.html https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/how-blacksod-lighthouse-... "An hour later, the same caller, 'a lady with an English accent', asked for the latest weather observations." https://www.flickr.com/photos/openplaques/13198792295/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/openplaques/13198792295/