I came on to post on the D day anniversary only to see it wasn't posted. This the 77th anniversary of the D day landings to liberate Europe. I was surprised to see the date wasn't remembered or commemorated.
The U.S, England, Canada, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece, France, Norway, New Zealand and Czechoslovakia participated in the D day landings Of June 6th, 1944.
Quote: Operation Overlord was the largest air, land, and sea operation undertaken before or since June 6, 1944. The landing included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 service men.
After years of meticulous planning and seemingly endless training, for the Allied Forces, it all came down to this: The boat ramp goes down, then jump, swim, run, and crawl to the cliffs. Many of the first young men (most not yet 20 years old) entered the surf carrying eighty pounds of equipment.
They faced over 200 yards of beach before reaching the first natural feature offering any protection. Blanketed by small-arms fire and bracketed by artillery, they found themselves in hell.
When it was over, the Allied Forces had suffered nearly 10,000 casualties; more than 4,000 were dead. Yet somehow, due to planning and preparation, and due to the valor, fidelity, and sacrifice of the Allied Forces, Fortress Europe had been breached.
