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I would like to thank the US Propaganda machine for making us belive they fought d-day alone with minimal support

FINAL STATISTIC 58% of all D-Day personnel were non-American, when accounting for: • Every nation that participated • Every dominion and colony • Every government-in-exile • Resistance fighters and special operations • Individual personnel from territories worldwide The comprehensive analysis... read more

Midnight on Normandy

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Today is the anniversary of the bloodiest day in the history of warfare D-Day people like to think they know what those brave men went through on that day but I dont think you really have any idea when those boats headed in to drop troops in shallow enough water that they didnt sink beneath the... read more

On This Day in History - June 6, 1944

June 6, 1944 OTD World War II: Among the German troops fighting in Normandy was Gefreiter Heinrich Severloh (Pictured) who was stationed at Widerstandsnest 62 (WN-62) on Omaha Beach. He would later be known as the Beast of Omaha for having killed at least 1,000 American soldiers though some say it... read more

On This Day in History - June 6, 1944

June 6, 1944 OTD World War II: Operation Overlord 130,000 to 150,000 Allied troops, roughly half American and half British and Commonwealth, invaded the beaches of Normandy, France; it was the largest amphibious operation.

On This Day in History - June 6, 1944

June 6, 1944 OTD World War II: Operation Overlord British Company Sergeant-Major Stanley Hollis (Pictured), using a PIAT launcher, took down several German pillboxes and a field gun during the Normandy invasion in France and was credited for saving the lives of many men. He was awarded the... read more