On June 6th, 1944 at 12:15 a.m. Operation Neptune started which was the name of the Naval portion of D-Day. The entire invasion was named Operation Overlord. As the 69th anniversary of D-Day is remembered today, let us also salute those who were there and paid the ultimate price and those who survived and came home. A little info you may not know: Operation Tonga - Landing of the British 6th Airborne, Operation Detroit - The landing of the American 82nd Airborne, Operation Chicago - The Landing of the American 101st Airborne, Operation Neptune - the seaborne landing of the British, Canadian, American and French Forces.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:45:32 +0000