I have to be honest, I am kinda nuts when it comes to WWII. I always watch all the documentaries and stuff.
All my life, I’ve been trying to figure out how in the heck a loser like Hitler was able to rise to power so fast. I really couldn’t understand it till 2008. Now I can understand how some people can be duped with the right propoganda machine.
Both of my brothers and a brother in law crossed paths at Normandy. My oldest was a Combat Engineer and spent a year or more in England preparing the infrastructure for the invasion and then helped set up the first floating docks soon after. BiL was with a engineer company for the 9th Air Force and helped build the first air field for the P47s on D-Day + 6 or 7. My other brother was a bombardier on a B17 and his first mission was behind the area on D-Day + 15 or 16. They all made it home and raised families and yes, they all had gardens...