Churchill Announces the D-Day Landings to the House of Commons

...I have also to announce to the House that during the night and the early hours of this morning the first of the series of landings in force upon the European Continent has taken place. In this case the liberating assault fell upon the coast of France.

An immense armada of upwards of 4,000 ships, together with several thousand smaller craft, crossed the Channel.

Massed airborne landings have been successfully effected behind the enemy lines, and landings on the beaches are proceeding at various points at the present time.

The fire of the shore batteries has been largely quelled.

The obstacles that were constructed in the sea have not proved so difficult as was apprehended.

The Anglo-American Allies are sustained by about 11,000 firstline aircraft, which can be drawn upon as may be needed for the purposes of the battle.

I cannot, of course, commit myself to any particular details. Reports are coming in in rapid succession.
So far the Commanders who are engaged report that everything is proceeding according to plan. And what a plan! This vast operation is undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever taken place.

It involves tides, wind, waves, visibility, both from the air and the sea standpoint, and the combined employment of land, air and sea forces in the highest degree of intimacy and in contact with conditions which could not and cannot be fully foreseen.

There are already hopes that actual tactical surprise has been attained, and we hope to furnish the enemy with a succession of surprises during the course of the fighting....

That is via the World War II Today blog about whom Bonddad writes:

Live-blogging D Day hour by hour, as it happened 
...This is absolutely top-notch blogging, giving you a real sense of "you are here" as each facet of the landings begins to unfold.  By all means check it out.