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The Normandy
landings were the
landing operations of the
Allied
invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Neptune and
Operation Overlord, during
World
War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day),
beginning at 6:30 AM
British Double Summer Time (UTC+2). In planning,
D-Day was the term used for the day of actual landing, which was
dependent on final approval.
The assault was conducted in two phases: an
air
assault landing of 24,000
British,
American,
Canadian and
Free French
airborne troops shortly after midnight, and an
amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured
divisions on the coast of France commencing at 6:30 AM. There were also
decoy operations mounted under the codenames
Operation Glimmer and
Operation Taxable to distract the German forces from the real landing
areas.
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Bill Millin was there. So was Ron, he jumped on to Pegasus Bridge to hold the
eastern flank. Johnny Johnson made it a couple of days
later with Monty.
Americans Were There As Well
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Extremely rare and striking photos of the days leading up to and after the
historic D-Day invasion have been put on display, nearly 70 years after World
War II's dramatic turning point. The full-colour images, taken by photographer
Frank Scherschel, display anxious American soldiers as they prepared for
Operation Overlord, the code name for the Battle of Normandy...........
Thousands of Allied soldiers, mostly from the United States, Britain and Canada,
landed in Normandy to begin the drive to break the German occupation of Europe.
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One American shows off his table manners. One hopes his mother did not see the
picture.
The Italian(?) is much better.
