Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
And what was D-Day? From the U.S. Army website:
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 crack troops.
It is impossible to overstate the importance of D-Day – not just to the United States and Europe but to the entire world.
And it is impossible to overstate the sacrifice made by our brave militaries.
Never forget.
Thank you for remembering Sir. This was certainly a defining period in our history and international security. My father was involved during WW2 in the North Pacific B-29 missions. He would talk most about the good times with fellow soldiers and very little about warfare. He assured me that WW2 was a war for national victory and not a political war.
I know whereof you speak. My father was in the army air corps from 3 months after the war started to 5 months after it ended.