Between these two events, my father visited Paris while his US Army division was moving through France toward the Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. Within two mont hs, the 77-day Normandy campaign led to the liberation of France and, in less than a year, to the defeat of the Nazi forces and the end of World War II in Europe. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle.” Progress “You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, sent the troops out that day:
It was the beginning of the end of the War. D-Day was the largest invasion by sea in all of history, literally turning the tide. Seventy-six years ago, on June 6, 1944, the Allies launched an offensive on the Normandy coast of France to liberate continental Europe from the Nazi German occupation. Why has D-Day captured the imagination of American consciousness for three-quarters of a century? On Twitter, the hashtag is #DDay76
0 kommentar(er)
