The Longest Day.... D-Day June 6th 1944

[reddog1]

http://www.army.mil/d-day/

Please take a moment today to remember....


June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -- but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.

 

[Perplexed]

I wonder how many of the men who went ashore on D-Day are still alive today.

I just started the last book in a most excellent trilogy by Rick Atkinson about the American involvement in WW2 in the Mediterranean and European theaters. The first, which covers the North African campaign, is called "An Army At Dawn" and won the author the Pulitzer Prize. The second, about the Italian campaign, is called "The Day of Battle". This last one is called "The Guns at Last Light" and covers the war from Normandy on to V-E Day. I highly recommend them!

 

[reddog1]

US Army Divisions involved.....

1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
8th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
28th Infantry Division
29th Infantry Division
30th Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division
79th Infantry Division
83rd Infantry Division
90th Infantry Division
2nd Armored Division
3rd Armored Division
4th Armored Division
6th Armored Division
82nd Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division

 

[ldp4570]

I wonder how many of the men who went ashore on D-Day are still alive today.

I just started the last book in a most excellent trilogy by Rick Atkinson about the American involvement in WW2 in the Mediterranean and European theaters. The first, which covers the North African campaign, is called "An Army At Dawn" and won the author the Pulitzer Prize. The second, about the Italian campaign, is called "The Day of Battle". This last one is called "The Guns at Last Light" and covers the war from Normandy on to V-E Day. I highly recommend them!

I'll have to look those up!! Thanks!

 

[SoonerP226]

If you haven't seen it, today would be a perfect day to watch The Longest Day. Even better, read Cornelius Ryan's book of the same name, upon which the movie was based. It's an outstanding read.

 

[chazroh]

My grandpa was there. His stories are unreal. He's still alive and has just started talking about it in the last few years.

 

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