D-Day 66th Anniversary

Jimbuna · 06-06-10, 08:26 AM

In honour of all those who fought for freedom from tyranny.

Lest we forget

Lord_magerius · 06-06-10, 08:30 AM

Oberon · 06-06-10, 08:31 AM

God bless each and every one of them

Oh...and Hunter would hit me if I didn't post this

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Schroeder · 06-06-10, 08:39 AM

Although my grandfather was on the other side , I deeply respect the soldiers who went through the hell of that invasion and liberated Europe (and us too

) from the Nazi terror.

HunterICX · 06-06-10, 08:41 AM

Salute!

Thanks to the combined effort and sacrifice of the Allied forces, Europe was liberated from the Nazi regime.

may they be for ever remebered.

HunterICX

STEED · 06-06-10, 08:52 AM

June 1944 was a double blow to Hitler, first from the West then latter in the month from the East.

June 5th/6th 1944

Airborne operations followed by the sea landings by the western Allies.

Later on, the Ost Front...

June 23rd 1944

Operation Bagration, the Red Army launches as massive summer operation that would result in the destruction of Army Group Centre.

Hitler feared two major fronts and now he pays the price of his mistakes.

mookiemookie · 06-06-10, 09:15 AM

Raptor1 · 06-06-10, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

June 1944 was a double blow to Hitler, first from the West then latter in the month from the East.

June 5th/6th 1944

Airborne operations followed by the sea landings by the western Allies.

Later on, the Ost Front...

June 23rd 1944

Operation Bagration, the Red Army launches as massive summer operation that would result in the destruction of Army Group Centre.

Hitler feared two major fronts and now he pays the price of his mistakes.

Curiously, the early probing attacks for Operation Bagration were executed on June 22nd, the same day as Barbarossa.

While the usually forgotten Operation Bagration was probably much more decisive in winning the war than Overlord was, had Overlord not been executed much of western Europe would have fallen under the Soviet heel as the east. So, salute!

Sailor Steve · 06-06-10, 01:28 PM

@ Jim: I like the map. It is, however (like all such maps) missing one thing in the middle - a French flag. The underground played a major role in sabotaging German supply lines that day, yet they rarely get mentioned; probably because their role was not nearly so dramatic.

frau kaleun · 06-06-10, 01:35 PM

Susexx · 06-06-10, 02:15 PM

And then was...in April 1945

DarkFish · 06-06-10, 02:31 PM

papa_smurf · 06-07-10, 04:41 AM

"Lest we never forget"

Jimbuna · 06-07-10, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

@ Jim: I like the map. It is, however (like all such maps) missing one thing in the middle - a French flag. The underground played a major role in sabotaging German supply lines that day, yet they rarely get mentioned; probably because their role was not nearly so dramatic.

Oh I agree....moving further along the coast to Holland, exactly the same could be said....they also had an active resistance that hardly ever get a mention by historians.

Arclight · 06-07-10, 03:16 PM

They are remembered, along with all the other brave souls.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	June 1944 was a double blow to Hitler, first from the West then latter in the month from the East. June 5th/6th 1944 Airborne operations followed by the sea landings by the western Allies. Later on, the Ost Front... June 23rd 1944 Operation Bagration, the Red Army launches as massive summer operation that would result in the destruction of Army Group Centre. Hitler feared two major fronts and now he pays the price of his mistakes. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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