D-Day: 17 stunning 1944 photos from show how hard Normandy invasion really was

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eddessaknight — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:42:45 GMT

The tragedies of war are endless and way beyond subtotal total body count - in the agreed allied plan regarding the necessity of a forced invasion of Normandy to liberate France, the total victory results demanded by Brigadier General Charles de Gaulle of the Free French Forces extracted a very high price for this freedom :-(

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mikeintexas — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 18:22:12 GMT

The troops that too part in the training exercise were taken away and put into segregated camps where they stayed until after the invasion had begun; the brass were afraid they'd leak details and that the fiasco would be demoralizing for the rest of the invasion force.

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JAP69 — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 14:28:30 GMT

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mikeintexas — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 03:37:19 GMT

---------------- All day today the History Channel had several programs (three, I think, repeated) on D-Day. It's one of the most important days of the 20th century and arguably the most important of the war. It's a wonder the death toll wasn't much higher, almost a "perfect storm" towards success. Churchill had all hospitals emptied because he feared the worst and according to one program, told his wife before she went to bed that night that "when you wake up, 20,000 men m... [ More ]

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sully16 — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 01:54:51 GMT

wow, God Bless them.

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eddessaknight — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:35:25 GMT

General Dwight D. Eisenhower,Supreme Commander of allied forces during World War 11, begins the reconquest of Europe under the nazis, by bravely storming the well defended beaches of Normandy, France on "D-DAY" - starts a costly allied lives fight investment for the liberation of Europe. Bless them all, the long the sort and the tall - all heroes..... R.I.P.

Original Blog Entry: D-Day: 17 stunning 1944 photos from show how hard Normandy invasion really was

eddessaknight — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:26:30 GMT

D-Day: 17 stunning photos from 1944 show how hard the Normandy invasion really was

Exciting. Dreadful. Scary. : WWII veterans reflect on D-Day anniversary

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On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, forever reshaping the progress of the war and history during the D-Day operation.

Thousands of ships, planes and soldiers from the United States, Britain and Canada surprised Nazi forces.

More than 4,000 Allied soldiers, most of them younger than 20 years old, as well as more than 4,000 German troops died in the invasion. Up to 20,000 French civilians were also reportedly killed in the bombings.

In 2019, veterans and world leaders gathered to honor the soldiers who took part in the invasion, led by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and known then as Operation Overlord.

To mark the historic day, here are 17 photos that show how the battle unfolded.

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