[MtnClimber]

And now Klaus Schwab and the WEF have arisen from the ashes. Same goal, different tactics.

[MtnClimber]

VDH ping

[TTFlyer]

If those men in the landing craft knew what America would become they would have told the coxwains to turn their craft around.

[NautiNurse]

Portion of a letter sent home to family dated June 16:

This brave soldier died during the Battle of the Bulge.

[oldplayer]

If only we had today’s leftist media, the Germans would have known every detail of the Allies’ plans. The media would be sewing dissension among the troops and the citizenry.

[sjmjax]

Operation Pluto

Interesting 35 minute film on building the pipelines across the Channel. Just one of the many technological problems to overcome in a short time.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FIYS_9EI5j0

[Nifster]

Enjoy VDH always

[linMcHlp]

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/vierville-sur-mer-cracking-a-cricial-draw-at-omaha-beach/

[Fiji Hill]

Their invasion marked the largest amphibious landing since the Persians under Xerxes invaded the Greek mainland in 480 B.C.

Not so sure about that. The Persians sent about 30,000 men to Greece. The Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 involved about 160,000 men.

[Dan in Wichita]

Whenever I read something about June 6, 1944, I always start humming the theme from the movie “The Longest Day”. Many memorable scenes.

[DownInFlames]

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.

[olivia3boys]

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.

[Texan]

Spent the day watching Band of Brothers for the first time.

[FrankRizzo890]

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!

[minnesota_bound]

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