Posted on 06/06/2019 7:28:24 AM PDT by rktman
Over 160,000 troops from America, Britain, Canada, free France, Poland and other nations landed along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast of France. It was the largest amphibious invasion force in world history, supported by 5,000 ships with 195,700 navy personnel and 13,000 aircraft.
On that day, the sea along the heavily fortified beaches of Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword and Pointe du Hoc ran red with the blood of almost 9,000 killed or wounded. It was a significant turning point in World War II.
The steps which led up to D-Day deserve serious examination.
After World War I, Germany’s economy suffered from depression and a devaluation of their currency. On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolph Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany by promising hope and universal healthcare. Less than a month later, on Feb. 27, 1933, a crisis occurred – the Rheichstag, Germany’s Capitol Building, was suspiciously set on fire. Hitler was quick to use this crisis as an opportunity to seize emergency powers, suspend basic rights, and accuse his political opponents of conspiracy.
He ordered mass arrests followed by executions, even ordering his SS and Gestapo secret police to murder rivals, as during the Night of the Long Knives. Hitler confiscated guns, forced old German military leaders to retire, and swayed the public with mesmerizing speeches.
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On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolph Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany by promising hope and universal healthcare.”
Hope and chains. Somehow that same ruse worked again and we are still trying to get rid of his failed healthcare plan.
Thanks for this OP. Passed it on to some history challenged persons.
My grandfather was a combat engineer that went ashore in a Higgins boat at Omaha Beach during the first assault wave. He turned 20 years old D-Day plus 4.
Hope it helps educate them even if it’s just a little.
And in the beginning some Jews even approved of Hitler, because they believed that he was only talking about the “bad Jews”.
Kind of like those who think that those who attack Jews today are only attacking “Zionists”.
The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next. It was the deep knowledge -- and pray God we have not lost it -- that there is a profound, moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest. You were here to liberate, not to conquer, and so you and those others did not doubt your cause. And you were right not to doubt.
Here is the entire day’s broadcast of D-Day as it happened.
Very interesting that the first reports came from German sources, and they pointed out that these broadcasts may have been faked by the Germans, in order to try to smoke out the Resistance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AbWs2FKtkE&list=PLE_LaF5385Bx34Qx3VN39MhhOIiCFOdt9
I watched that live and remember it well.
“Bless and remember the sacrifice”
That cannot be understated but the outstanding planning and execution of D-Day are overlooked in today’s commentaries.
D-Day was characterized by both sacrifice and excellence. We can feel pride as well as sadness.
Let’s also remember the sacrifices on Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
As bad as D-Day was, the Pacific war was even worse.
Hi.
You do know that Brian Williams of NBC was at Omaha beach to cover the action?
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And the 8th Air Force lost more men flying bombing missions over Germany than the Marine Corps lost in the whole war.
Brian Williams was Ernie pyle’s mentor.
Merchant sailors suffered an even higher casualty rate. You were more likely to die as a sailor in the Merchant Navy than you were in any of the armed forces branches, although for years they were denied the right to take part in war commemorations (in Britain at least) because they were considered ‘civilians’. They were probably some of the most unappreciated participants in the entire war effort.
Wow. I didn’t know that.
Williams looks good for a hundred years old. I wonder if anyone will do a feature on him?
LOL.
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I thought CNN covered pretty well myself.
“As bad as D-Day was, the Pacific war was even worse.”
Read a book called “Flyboys”. It reinforces what you say.
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