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D-Day: June 6th 1944 as it happened (it had already begun by now)
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 6:00PM BST 06 Jun 2014 | Richard Preston & Ben Hazell

Posted on 06/05/2017 6:25:07 PM PDT by John S Mosby

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To: Retain Mike
Thanks for the info. Virtually every US Army division that fought in the ETO suffered horrendous causalities. For me the most heart breaking story is The Hurtgen Forest Campaign. In my opinion Eisenhower and Bradley and almost all the American High Command really didn't give a damn about their men's lives.
21 posted on 06/05/2017 7:14:11 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: John S Mosby

John has a long moustache


22 posted on 06/05/2017 7:23:10 PM PDT by xp38
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To: John S Mosby
http://worldwar2headquarters.com/HTML/normandy/airborneAssault/eisenhower101st.html

God Bless our Soldiers.

23 posted on 06/05/2017 7:26:59 PM PDT by Chgogal (I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
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To: John S Mosby

I post this every year:

https://archive.org/details/CBD440606CBSDDayCBS

Here’s another network’s version:

https://archive.org/details/NBCCompleteBroadcastDDay


24 posted on 06/05/2017 7:28:34 PM PDT by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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To: Fiji Hill

Remembering the American contribution to both World Wars.


25 posted on 06/05/2017 7:32:33 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Happy days are here again, with Trump/Pence!)
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To: wastedyears

Good thing that Hitler declared war on America.


26 posted on 06/05/2017 7:35:36 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: John S Mosby

This is in 4 parts.

A vet returns to Normandy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31MOy0TcUPQ


27 posted on 06/05/2017 7:38:15 PM PDT by crz
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To: meyer

Same here. He never talked about it. He was a forward artillery observer with the 93rd Armored Field Artillery batallion.


28 posted on 06/05/2017 7:39:23 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: John S Mosby

A great many fine, young men spent a sleepless night tossing and turning, praying, and scared sh*tless, then died in the morning.

God bless all who took part.


29 posted on 06/05/2017 7:39:39 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: jmacusa

That was my father’s opinion of Patton.


30 posted on 06/05/2017 7:40:50 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: xp38

The dice are on the carpet.


31 posted on 06/05/2017 7:42:42 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: PAR35

I don’t remember a lot of losses in North Africa either. I think the problem was the overall experience said the doctrine behind paratroop landings did not work. I see from Sicily, they painted three white stripes on every airplane that was part of the invasion,


32 posted on 06/05/2017 7:44:29 PM PDT by Retain Mike
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To: John S Mosby
Great book on D-Day, NOTHING LESS THAN VICTORY The Oral History of D-Day by Russell Miller. amazon link
33 posted on 06/05/2017 7:45:54 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: Romulus

My Father had unusual tastes in Generals but I think he was ultimately correct. He practically worshiped Patton and that was long before the movie came out.

He also thought Montgomery was both a fine man and general.

He hated Eisenhower until the day he died at age 90. Didn’t like Bradley but did like Simpson.


34 posted on 06/05/2017 7:47:43 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: wastedyears

June 5.... CNN interviews Erwin Rommel and asks what he thinks of the coming attack.

Erwin replies “Vas? Vat attack!
CNN gives all the details.


35 posted on 06/05/2017 7:48:31 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Romulus

I read a great memoir about a Marine group in Vietnam, a group that a good friend of mine served with. They occupied a place known as “Hill 55”, near Da Nang. The book, the story was written based on the commanding officer’s diary/log of events during their tour. It was very factual, and it was well-written. Well-written enough to pull the reader into the story.

It took him 30 years to write the book. PTSD, just dealing with the demons of the war. He saw people die. Digest that for a minute!

I have a copy autographed by my friend (not the author), but I fully understand from reading it, how hard it was to write it. How hard to document the situation. Had he not kept an accurate journal, it wouldn’t have been written.

BTW, it was basically a self-published book. It won’t be on Amazon or the NYT best seller’s list. I’m privileged to have read it.


36 posted on 06/05/2017 7:56:00 PM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: yarddog

LOL - my dad loved Patton, didn’t like Montgomery or anything else British. I think he was drawn in by the competition between the US and Britain that developed throughout the European campaign. A competition that was healthy, I might add.

It wasn’t just about beating the Germans - it was about beating the Germans before the English beat the Germans!


37 posted on 06/05/2017 7:59:16 PM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: meyer

Interestingly, despite liking Montgomery, Daddy did not like the English. He did like the Scots but he liked the French more than any.

He thought the French were more like Americans. He attended the Follies Bergere (sp)? and said one of the comedians acted just like his Brother.


38 posted on 06/05/2017 8:06:19 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: John S Mosby

“D-Day” by Stephen Amrose has a lot of first-hand comments. The Omaha Beach section was particularly grisly.

There was one guy who lost all his gear getting off the landing craft just before it blew up, crawled ashore, went back and dragged the wounded out of the incoming tide, picked up an M-1 and grenades from a deal comrade, took out a pillbox with them, clawed his way up the Vierville exit, through a mine field and the legless casualties. When he reach the top, he took a break and remembered “Gee, today is my 18th birthday.”


39 posted on 06/05/2017 8:27:56 PM PDT by Oatka
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To: Peter W. Kessler

Can you recommend one over the other? Ive started the CBS one.


40 posted on 06/05/2017 8:36:35 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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