1944: The D Day Landings - How it was planned - at The Kirk Theatre, Pickering
Saturday, 10 October 2026
- Time
- 19:30 - 21:30
- Venue
- The Kirk Theatre, Pickering, Pickering, YO18 7DL
- Price
- 15
Everyone knows of the 6th June landings but not about the years of planning that went into making sure the invasion was a success.
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This event is part of the Pickering 1940’s weekend and is likely to be a sell out.
*Automatic discount if you book more than one of our 1940’s weekend events*
*Book 2 events get 10% off*
*Book all 3 events and get 20% off*
Everyone knows of the 6th June landings but not about the years of planning that went into making sure the invasion was a success .
Failure would have meant that the war would drag on and it would put a strain on the alliance with Stalin who was pushing for the creation of a second front in Europe .
Paul Oldfield (Historian and Battlefield guide) presents a talk on the planning and genesis of the D Day landings .
How The Americans wanted to Invade Europe as early as the autumn of 1942 and why such a plan would have ended in disaster
How the landings depended upon success in other theatres of war -the trans-atlantic and desert campaigns
What command structure needed to be created and how a major deception plan was created to confuse and mislead the enemy.
*Automatic discount if you book more than one of our 1940’s weekend events*
*Book 2 events get 10% off*
*Book all 3 events and get 20% off*
Everyone knows of the 6th June landings but not about the years of planning that went into making sure the invasion was a success .
Failure would have meant that the war would drag on and it would put a strain on the alliance with Stalin who was pushing for the creation of a second front in Europe .
Paul Oldfield (Historian and Battlefield guide) presents a talk on the planning and genesis of the D Day landings .
How The Americans wanted to Invade Europe as early as the autumn of 1942 and why such a plan would have ended in disaster
How the landings depended upon success in other theatres of war -the trans-atlantic and desert campaigns
What command structure needed to be created and how a major deception plan was created to confuse and mislead the enemy.
Venue
The Kirk Theatre, Pickering
13 Hungate
Pickering
YO18 7DL
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