Today in World War II History—June 26, 1943
Monday, June 26, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Map of Operation Overlord area, 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, 1944 (Imperial War Museum: TR 2625)
80 Years Ago—June 26, 1943: Allied commanders choose Normandy over Pas de Calais for invasion of France in 1944 and appoint Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory to prepare air plans for D-day (Read more: “D-Day in the Air”).