The Invasion of Normandy It was a tough morning on the Omaha beach, and the landing of the Allied troops was not going well. The beach was riddled with obstacles and mines, and the German gunfire was relentless. Suddenly, the Allied men notice a man emerging from the waters. “I can help you”, he declares in deep voice. “Who are you?”, a soldier asks. ”Doesn’t matter” ”Where are you from?” ”Well, I am a soldier from Portugal. But I have decided to not be neutral today. Let me handle this” As the landing party looks on incredulously, the man moves quickly and furtively, and reaches the German line. There, he repeatedly flings his large down coat on unsuspecting Germans, immediately overpowering them. Soon, the dumbstruck Germans are panicking. The Allied could suddenly make progress, and by afternoon, they have achieved some semblance of control of the situation. But they just cannot believe it. No one can. They can barely summon words to explain the situation. They are all stunned. The camera suddenly zooms out until you can see the whole beach. David Attenborough’s voice comes on: ”Although incredible, this is just another day in the life of the amazing Portuguese Man-o-war”