German radio broadcast the first news of the Allied invasion of France.
Newsman Robert Trout; short bulletins of sightings of naval vessels off the coast of France; paratroopers spilling all over the interior.
For the first couple of hours, these reports were discounted as Nazi propaganda.
Suddenly, "We take you to London..." (Via shortwave radio)
I believe this is some of the most dramatic audio I ever heard.
http://archive.org/details/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day
To: Peter W. Kessler
2 posted on
06/06/2013 1:57:34 AM PDT by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I can't prove it, but they're true)
To: Peter W. Kessler
Kudos to the heroes of that generation, and those on the homefront too.
3 posted on
06/06/2013 2:01:05 AM PDT by
Ciexyz
To: Peter W. Kessler
5 posted on
06/06/2013 2:14:00 AM PDT by
South40
To: Peter W. Kessler
My Dad served in the US Navy during WWII, on board the USS Doyle, during the D-Day Normandy invasion at Omaha Beach. Dad's ship did their best to provide cover fire for the troops making the beach landings. Here's an account of it at the following link (PDF) reported by Tom Bernard, SP.(x).1c, USNR , "
64 Hours of Battle", that appeared in the June 18, 1944 edition of "Yank" magazine:
http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/US_Navy_destroyer_DOYLE_on_D-Day_pdf
7 posted on
06/06/2013 3:24:52 AM PDT by
rochester_veteran
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To: Peter W. Kessler
8 posted on
06/06/2013 3:26:26 AM PDT by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: Peter W. Kessler; knarf
Thanks!! Love hearing those old broadcasts!
16 posted on
06/06/2013 4:07:52 AM PDT by
ScottinVA
( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
To: Peter W. Kessler
19 posted on
06/06/2013 7:11:38 AM PDT by
A.A. Cunningham
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