The most reproduced photo from D-Day - Into the Jaws of Death - More info HERE
D-DAY - On June 6, 1944, more than 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. Gen. 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, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s troops.
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Epic WWII Film. All Star Cast. 2 Oscars.
Ernie Pyle, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Journalist for Scripps Howard was embedded with the Allied Troops. His column was followed by readers throughout the country. He died under enemy fire in Japan in 1945.
Other References:
US Army Site: https://www.army.mil/d-day/index.html
Andy Rooney on 60 minutes.
His experience at D-Day.
June 1979 - 35 years after D-Day-