Meteorologists Helped Plan D-Day
The Normandy landings and the subsequent invasion of France were referred to as “Operation Neptune.” General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the attack and consulted with meteorologists throughout the operation. They came to the conclusion that the best weather would be experienced on June 5th, 6th, and 7th. In the beginning, Eisenhower planned to start the operation on June 5th, but the weather did not cooperate as predicted. Eisenhower decided to wait 24 hours because of extremely strong winds. Despite the fact that the weather wasn’t as clear as they had hoped, the attack began on June 6th. Most notably, if the Germans had chosen to wait for a more pleasant day, they would have been better prepared.
Meteorologists Helped Plan D-Day
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