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#DDay77 - #OTD Mon 12 June 1944 - the Breville Gap was finally closed, helping to secure the Allied left flank. The village of Breville had been a constant thorn in General Gale’s side, with the Germans launching repeated attacks through this gap in the line… 
One attempt to try and capture the village had already been repulsed, it proved a costly failure for the men of the 5th Black Watch. On the night of 12th June, the men of the 12th Parachute Bn and D Coy 12 Devons were handed the unenviable task of taking Breville….
Forming up in the village of Amfreville, the men of the 12th Parachute Bn had been briefed in the village’s church before moving up to the assault start-line. And as the Devons joined them, the shelling commenced…
#DDay77 - On the way back from the @Nat_Mem_Arb for the D-Day anniversary commemorations on Sunday, I stopped off to pay my respects to the memory of this young man at his @CWGC Grave, just a few days shy of his birthday sadly paid the ultimate sacrifice on 6th June 1944.
Sgt. Timothy Roland Bishop served with No.48 Royal Marine Commando, which landed on Nan Red Sector near St. Aubin-sur-Mer on Juno Beach and suffered heavy casualties on D-Day. Timothy’s name was just one of 45 whose names make up the Roll of Honour for No.48 RM Cdo on 6 June ‘44.
A few of the landing craft hit underwater obstacles and sunk, some of the troops drowned in the strong currents as men struggled to wade & swim ashore. Once on dry land, the men of No.48 RM Cdo faced a fierce fight as they pushed off the beach inland.
The fate of the free peoples of Earth is at stake. The eve of the largest amphibious invasion in human history.
These are the words the troops heard that night. Hear Eisenhower’s words with us again. #DDay77
“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!
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These are the words the troops heard that night. Hear Eisenhower’s words with us again. #DDay77
“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!
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You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.
The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
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The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
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In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
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