On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile - TopicsExpress



          

On June 6, 1944, 150,000 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 11,000 aircraft supported the invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in France. The D-Day cost was high with more than 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or wounded as the march across Europe to defeat Hitler began. Check out the National D-Day Memorial Site: dday.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=53
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:29:22 +0000

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