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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL COMMEMORATES THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIGGEST MILITARY LANDINGS IN HISTORY WITH NEVER-BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY: 85 DAYS IN HELL

FRENCH ARCHIVIST IDENTIFIES NEARLY 100 HOURS OF FILM TO CREATE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE LEGENDARY WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGN   DOCUMENTARY TO PREMIERE JUNE 6 AT 8PM ET/PT   NEW YORK – May 23, 2019 – Smithsonian Channel will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy with a new documentary that uses unseen and rare images to give an intimate account of the battle that freed Europe from Nazi rule.  One of the world’s foremost experts on World War II archives, Dominique Forget, has identified over 100 hours of previously unseen archival footage, including 20 hours from the batt...