Posted on 06/08/2023 5:18:11 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Me too.
Quite simply the Nazis wanted to enslave everyone. An enabled Japanese tyranny in their Greater East Asia Coprosperity Sphere would have made the Nazis look like picnickers.
The only thing standing in the way of Nazi counter attack and annihilation of Allie’s on the beaches was Hitler. He alone controlled the German panzer divisions. Without his orders, they couldn’t move. By the time the order was given in mid-afternoon, it was too late.
My grandmother lost her eldest son and her husband within 9 months. My mother was a teen at the time, now she is 91. Two days ago, I pulled up her brother’s obit and info on Find-A-Grave. As she walked into the room, she saw his photo on the monitor. Startled, she cried out, “That looks just like my brother!” She sat down, and we went through all of the info posted on the website. It was a memorable afternoon.
On Tues I watched (for the first time) the excellent movie “The Longest Day” to commemorate D Day.
Lots to think about. I hard a hard time sleeping Tues night. I have three young adult sons—20, 24, 27. Now when I watch movies like this or visit WW II museums (like the excellent one in New Orleans) I think of what a waste of men, time, and resources it all was.
Thanks so much for posting that! I’d never heard of “Operation Pluto” before or the fact that cross-channel pipelines were laid. What an amazing engineering and operational achievement.
Spent the day watching Band of Brothers for the first time.
The first few minutes of Saving private Ryan showed me the hell that those men endured. And that was just a movie. I simply cannot fathom what it was like in person.
God bless those brave men!
My grandfather was at Utah Beach as well, 4th infantry division 8th infantry regiment. He went in with the second wave and survived d- day without being wounded. He was late wounded at least twice. Once in the push to Cherbourg. Later he got bombed by our own air Corp in the preparatory bombardment for operation cobra.
How very fitting... I have no one left to discuss, but a sister ... who also served .. in the first battle for Babylon... Bless your mom, she too is a ‘war’ hero.
I’m not familiar with the battle for Babylon in recent history. What year did that occur?
Babylon is in Iraq.. the word Babylon means confusion.
Thank you for that, and thanks to your sister for her service!
1st ID.
The Big Red One.
No Mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great.
Hoorah!
1976
5.56mm
Thank you!
I have watched Band of Brothers through a couple three times now. Regularly now I watch the last scene selection on the first disk where they take off and the theme plays.
Cornelius Ryan wrote the 3 books listed below.
‘The Last Battle’ shows how savage the battle between the germans and the russians were.
The Longest Day
A Bridge Too Far
The Last Battle
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Cornelius-Ryan/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ACornelius+Ryan
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