just received this e-mail...thought that some might find it interesting....
Sometimes we just are so busy that we overlook things of importance.
If not for the bravery of the Allied Forces 63 years ago today the course of world history would have taken a far different path than it has taken.
Might be a good idea to take a moment to say a little prayer for, thank them and reflect on the price paid by those 63 years ago so you and I can freely exchange messages like this.
Here are a few things that you may want to take a look at.
A detailed account of the invasion can be found at http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/
Here is a short to the point version.
World War II: D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy
Order of the Day June 6, 1944
General Eisenhower's determination that operation OVERLORD (the invasion of France) would bring a quick end to the war is obvious in this message to the troops of the Allied Expeditionary Forces on June 6, 1944, the morning of the invasion.
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944 brought together the land, air and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. The beaches were given the codenames UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO and SWORD. The invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries. Almost 133,000 troops from England, Canada and the United States landed on D-Day. Casualties from the three countries during the landing numbered 10,300. By June 30th, over 850,000 men, 148,000 vehicles, and 570,000 tons of supplies had landed on the Normandy shores. Fighting by the brave soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied forces western front and Russian forces on the eastern front led to the defeat of German Nazi forces. On May 7, 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed an unconditional surrender at Reims, France.
i wonder if the allies have the fortitude today to take on a struggle simialr to what happened during ww2....hopefully we will not have to find out...
Sometimes we just are so busy that we overlook things of importance.
If not for the bravery of the Allied Forces 63 years ago today the course of world history would have taken a far different path than it has taken.
Might be a good idea to take a moment to say a little prayer for, thank them and reflect on the price paid by those 63 years ago so you and I can freely exchange messages like this.
Here are a few things that you may want to take a look at.
A detailed account of the invasion can be found at http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/
Here is a short to the point version.
World War II: D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy
Order of the Day June 6, 1944
General Eisenhower's determination that operation OVERLORD (the invasion of France) would bring a quick end to the war is obvious in this message to the troops of the Allied Expeditionary Forces on June 6, 1944, the morning of the invasion.
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944 brought together the land, air and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. The beaches were given the codenames UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO and SWORD. The invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries. Almost 133,000 troops from England, Canada and the United States landed on D-Day. Casualties from the three countries during the landing numbered 10,300. By June 30th, over 850,000 men, 148,000 vehicles, and 570,000 tons of supplies had landed on the Normandy shores. Fighting by the brave soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied forces western front and Russian forces on the eastern front led to the defeat of German Nazi forces. On May 7, 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed an unconditional surrender at Reims, France.
i wonder if the allies have the fortitude today to take on a struggle simialr to what happened during ww2....hopefully we will not have to find out...
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