Good morning all & OTD in 1944, Operation OVERLORD commences with a massive naval and air bombardment of German positions, concurrent with Allied paratrooper and glider landings in occupied France, as well as Allied landings on the beaches and cliffs of Normandy. #DDay
Captain "Mad Jack" Churchill wades ashore on #DDay with his 'Claymore' sword in hand, ready to face the Hun!
The Canadians played an invaluable role on #DDay which is, in a very Canadian way, modestly never mentioned - but the Canadians survived Dieppe & without the lessons learned there, likely D-Day has terrible casualties and/or fails.
Wonderful, clear, straightforward, and uplifting, message written for #DDay by then General Sir Bernard Montgomery to his Allied troops about to land in Normandy. A stark contrast of Monty, a methodical planner with drive, with our endless wars made by the 'hollow men'
Good morning all & OTD in 1944, British, Canadian and other Allied troops landing on the Gold, Juno & Sword Beaches commence their move on to Caen (here the UK 7th Armoured Div Tanks from the 4th County of London Yeomanry...Huzzah for the Yeomanry!)
As we mark the #DDay anniversary, a graphic that sets out the numbers from the Overlord invasion. Note that all of this would be useless without the logistics/supply to support the lodgment ashore, so look up the Mulberry harbours and the PLUTO 'Bambi and Dumbo' fuel lines
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