Archival photographs along with computer-generated imagery, animated cartography, aerial footage, and live action re-enactments round out the story in “D-Day: Normandy 1944,” showing in the Rangos Omnimax Theater at the Carnegie Science Center.

PITTSBURGH — The film “D-Day: Normandy 1944” tells the story of June 6, 1944 and the largest Allied operation of World War II on the four-story dome screen of the Rangos Omnimax Theater at the Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Ave., North Side.

It explains in detail why and how this region became the most important location in the world during the end of 1943 through August 1944.

“D-Day: Normandy 1944” blends various filming techniques, such as computer-generated imagery, archival photographs, animated cartography, aerial footage, and live action re-enactments.

The film explains D-Day and the Battle of Normandy through five chapters, including the importance of the operation, how it was carried out, and its legacy.

It depicts five keys to victory, featuring the Jeep and the Liberty Ship, among others. Tom Brokaw is the narrator.

Also showing at the theater are “Titans of the Ice Age,” “Great White Shark,” “Jerusalem,” and “Mysteries of the Unseen World.”

Tickets for most shows are $8.50 for adults and $6.50 for children ages 3 to 12. Visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org.

Computer generated images of some of the key moments of the battle at Normandy help audiences immerse themselves in the history.submitted photo