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Posted on 06/06/2026 6:07:45 PM PDT by Retain Mike
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.
But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!
I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!
Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
SIGNED: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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How do we create great Warriors like Dwight Eisenhower?
Most of those who landed have passed away
Probably just as well, as they would not like to see what this country has become since then.
The film Pressure is a World War II historical thriller based on the untold true story of the tense 72 hours leading up to D-Day. It follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) and his chief meteorologist, Group Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott), who must decide whether to launch the massive Normandy invasion or risk catastrophic failure due to unpredictable weather.
As the movie wove together Ike's speech with the beginning of D-Day, I started shaking: all these patriots cleared the world of so much evil, and they did it for us, the generations to come. I'm glad I was alone; I was bawling like a baby, grateful for all who died and all who lived, praying that maybe, just maybe I've lived a life worthy of their sacrifice.
It's one of the reasons I've been here for the past 25 years, to learn from the wise and give what wisdom I can. Thank you, FRiends.
Eisenhower was not a warrior. Patton was a warrior.
Eisenhower was a great at strategy and logistics.
Patton was a great tactician. Big difference.
Both were needed and complimented each other.
Our country and the world were blessed to have both of those men and their talents at the time they were assigned.
Patton’s greatest role may very well have been as the decoy, who convinced the Germans we were going to land at Calais, instead of Normandy.
Hell yes because the Germans were scared of Patton and respected him. He scared the hell out of the 3rd Reich.
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They simply couldn’t believe that Patton was suspended for slapping that soldier.
And ‘The Longest Day’ is available on Amazon Prime.
I often contemplate that if I had followed the same pattern 28 years earlier of college and then Navy, I could have commanded one of those LST’s you see in the D-Day picture. Then I would have died when Reagan was President. Not a bad life.
Patton was a fighter, no doubt about. He was the one American general the Germans respected and feared.
Another lesser known American general who commanded the 3rd. Armored Division was Lt. General Maurice Rose.
One of the few Jewish Americans to achieve the rank he did and one of the very few American generals in WW2 to be killed in action.
I saw this film today. The theatre was full and not one person got up for any reason. It was very interesting. I recommend it.
I went to Normandy a few years ago. Someone asked our tour guide if many of the soldiers buried there had visitors. She replied that many were so young when they were killed and had no immediate family that were still living. They never had a chance to marry or have children. So sad.
I went to Normandy a few years ago. Someone asked our tour guide if many of the soldiers buried there had visitors. She replied that many were so young when they were killed and had no immediate family that were still living. They never had a chance to marry or have children. So sad.
Many people don’t realize that nearby is the German cemetery where the Germans who were killed there were buried.
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