the allies are prepared for even stronger contests. less than a week after the initial landings, we had taken 10,000 prisoners. there is much hard fighting ahead for the germans facing a three-month war in the northern regions of russia and -- in the northern regions of russia. ■among thosebeachhead operatione supreme allied commander, general eisenhower. here he meets with the chief of naval operations.

the supreme commander is on hand to learn firsthand how the offensive is going. what he learned was good indeed. this symbolizes the unity of the forces they represent. the conference overcome of the british leader returns to his normandy headquarters to get on with the business at hand. ♪ >> soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expeditionary force, you are about to embark upon a great crusade towards which we have striven these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. the hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march

with you. in company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine and the elimination of nazi purity over the oppressed people in europe and security for those of us in the free will -- in the free world. our task is not an easy one. our enemy will fight savagely. but this is 1944. much has happened since the nazi trams of 1940-41. the one has inflicted upon the germans great defeats in open battle, man-to-man. our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. mefront has given us an overwhelming superiority and weapons and munitions's out of and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men.

the freemen of the world are marching together to victory. i have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. we will accept nothing less than full victory. good luck and let us all seek the blessing of almighty god on this great and noble undertaking. >> somretion from lawmakers on this 80th anniversary of d-day. congressman michael mccaul writes -- i am incredibly humbled to meet and thank several world war ii veterans, men and women that savethr free world on the 80th anniversary of d-day. on that day thousands of allied soldiers died so that freedom couldon. may we never forget the sacrifice of the greatest generation. and this post from brian fitzpatrick reads -- standing on these shores is a profoundly

emotional experience sten the indomitable spirit, paralleled bravery and inspr of the greatest generation. >> american history tv, saturdays on c-span two the people and events to tell the american story. a day of d-day programming to mark the 80th anniversary of the allied landings in france on june 6 1944. throughout the day you will see newsreel footage. at 3:30 p.m., authors john mcmanus, craig simmons and dwight eisenhower's grandson talked about american leadership during operation overlord, the navy's role during d-day and the legacy of the allied landing. at 9:00, anniversary speeches from six american presidents from reagan to do -- to joe biden. at 1130 p.m., kim holy and explores the role of female

spies leading up to the invasion. exploring the american story. saturdays on c-span2 and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> sunday on q&a, actor george takei recounts the day he ended his family were removed from their home and sent to an internment camp following the japanese attack on pearl harbor. >> my father answered the door and one of the soldiers pointed his bayonet at our father. henry and i were petrified. the other soldier said -- get your family out of this house. we followed him out and stood on the driveway waiting for our

mother to come out. and when she finally came out escorted by those soldiers, she had our baby sister in one arm, a huge duffel bag on the other and tears were streaming down their cheeks. that memory is seared into my brain. >> actor and author, george eastern on q&a. >> in 2014 president barack obama visited the normandy american cemetery above omaha beach to recognize the 70th anniversary of d-day. he expressed attitude to the soldiers that served and spoke about his grandfather who served un