Weather forecasts in June 1944 played a vital role in D-Day as soldiers gathered in southern England waiting to head to Nazi-occupied France. More than a year in the planning, US Gen Dwight D.

However, Group Captain James Stagg, chief meteorological officer, recommended the delay ... D-Day landings, said the auctioneers. "It's quite remarkable these charts are hand-drawn. With the ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe, to delay D-Day and avoid potentially disastrous weather that could have wrecked the landings. She didn’t learn of her role ...