The room that won the war? Clifton College's crucial role in the planning of the D-Day landings

The committee room and the library in Clifton College played host to some of the masterminds behind the D-Day landings

75 years ago, a school in the heart of Bristol played a crucial part in one of the biggest triumphs of World War II.

Clifton College had already been evacuated of staff and pupils when it became a base for US soldiers to prepare for the D-Day landings.

The committee room and the library were the central bases for the troop's preparations Credit: ITV News

Omar Bradley, Commander in Chief of the American Ground forces at the time, moved into the empty school with his well established fleet to plan the famous ambush.

The school's library and committee room acted as the main control centres for the troops to draw up plans and relay key information.

'The crows nest' was a room used to wire intelligence directly from code-breakers at Bletchley Park Credit: ITV News

In what they called 'the crow's nest', intelligence reports were wired directly from wartime codebreakers at Bletchley Park to aide the soldiers in their preparation.

There are still an abundance of reminders of the school's legacy around the halls, including flags, plaques and even a book gifted to the grounds by five-star general, and future US President, Dwight Eisenhower.

There are reminders around the school of the legacy created during D-Day landing preparations Credit: ITV News