Our new D-Day short-sleeved shirt is packed with historical references.
"I received my shirt today and love it. The quality is great and the print is perfect."
— Terri J. ★★★★★
"The D-Day “Operation Overlord” T-shirt is a must for any history buff! The screen print is great & accurate."
Did I say Awesome!!👏
— David T. ★★★★★
"Ordered the D-Day Shirt and the 80th anniversary D-Day special edition shirt and to say they are "awesome" doesn't due justice to them. So glad I found this site. My Dad landed on Omaha Beach that day and these shirts are a great honor and tribute to him and all the men who took part in Operation Overlord."
— Richard S. ★★★★★
Over the left chest, a tattered US flag that was on Landing craft Control 60, which landed men on Omaha Beach on D-Day, along with two "Czech hedgehogs," which were some of the thousands of barriers that men had to overcome to reach the beach.
- A C-47, with “Invasion stripes,” along with other planes that were used to transport paratroopers and to tow gliders
- Paratroopers and the drop zones, which were identified by letters (O, N , T, W, A, C, D, E)
- Barrage balloons that were set up to protect the landing area from enemy planes
- The beaches and nations assigned to each, listed in the order in which the men landing on the beaches saw them.
- The flags of the major allied nations involved in the landing, including the Red Ensign for Canadian troops and the 48-star flag for US troops.
- The sectors for each beach—Starting under Omaha, they are in alphabetic order
- Troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One), wading onto the Easy Red section of Omaha Beach from the USS Samuel Chase
- Text from the order of the day, which was distributed on the evening before as a printed leaflet to 175,000 members of the Allied forces
- The immense number of troops, planes, and ships involved in D-Day
Notes on the design:
- This design brings together several different elements from D-Day; it's not meant to be a photographic representation of one specific view or scene.
- While "D-Day" was a term used with all operations, not just the landing on Normandy Beach, I chose to use it here because it's become widely identified with this operation.
- "Operation Overlord" was the name of the entire operation to invade Northern Europe, not just the landing. It began on June 6 and ended on August 30, 1944.
- "Operation Neptune" was the name of the operation to transport and land men and materiel on the beach. It ended on June 30.
Your choice of these shirts:
- Military green — Sizes XS - 3XL: 100% Made in America. This 100% cotton shirt is knitted, dyed, and sewn in America and printed in New England. 4.4 oz.
- Military green — Sizes 4XL and 5XL: 100% heavyweight cotton shirt. Imported. 6.1 oz. Printed in New England
A note on Made in America: We are working to use only Made in America shirts for our D-Day design (as well as many other designs). We are also working to expand our size range up to 5X. Because the Made in America line of shirts we use for standard Military Green doesn't have sizes above 3XL, we have to use an imported shirt for 4XL and 5XL.
Other shirt styles: This design is also available in a women's v-neck shirt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a hooded sweatshirt.
Included with every shirt:
Our WWII Collection
Browse through all our original designs in our WWII collection, including Pearl Harbor, Midway, The Battle of the Bulge, "V" for Victory with all of the battles listed, History Nerd paratrooper / Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden, She's a W.O.W., a print with more than 100 posters from the homefront, our Victory pin, and more.
A final note: Thanks to Larisa for the suggestion of a D-Day shirt back when we were coming up on the 75th anniversary. It became one of our most successful designs ever.
I had always wanted to create another design that took a different approach, and after the very positive response to our Battle of the Bulge design, I began work with the same designer to develop what you see here. Thanks to the folks who reviewed this design and provided feedback, and to everyone who has supported our WWII designs and told us how much they mean to them.
— Lee Wright | Founder | The History List | History Camp | The Pursuit of History