D-Day.

[Bugman]

70 years ago this Friday Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, following airborne landings during the night. The final assault on Hitler's 'Fortress Europe' has begun.

Juno...Sword...Gold...Utah...Omaha...

Never forget.

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[SamuelKhan]

The Germans knew the invasion was coming, they just didn't know exactly where. It was when the Allies pulled the greatest deception ever as they deployed a fake force just across the Channel from Calais, the nearest point to England, commanded by George S. Patton, who Hitler believed would lead the invasion. So he sent several divisions to Calais. Of course, we now know the Allies went way to the south to Normandy. By the end of the day, it was too late.

 

[kered]

Great post, Buggy!

 

[milagros317]

Thanks for the reminder, Bugman. 😀

 

[tklbd]

A lot of folks do tend to forget about all those paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne, the British 6th Airborne Division, the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, and all the glider infantry support...that "dropped" behind the German lines...5 hours before the first beach landings!!! Most of whom missed their landing zones by miles...were able to link up and regroup...and wreak havoc and destroy many German artillery units, that were firing on the beaches!!!

And SK...the "funniest" part of the "Patton deception"...was that all the "equipment" gathered (tanks, trucks, planes, etc.) were balloons!!!

 

[Dussicar]

I've never forgotten, and as long as I'm alive, I never will.

To literally stare down the barrels of a slaughter and still continue on despite (especially in the cases of Omaha and Juno) your terror and disbelief is something many people in this day and age do NOT have the guts for.

In my home province, they are attempting to subtly eliminate memories of this in favour of the fucking political-based military shit that's going on in the world right now.

I seriously wish I was kidding...Fuck you to hell Brad Wall, you Aryan ****.

 

[paracarl44]

Today D Day 70 years later.

There are very few people left that experienced the invasion which was a turning point in WW II in Europe. I sincerely hope that the News Media has some coverage of the event.

 

[Aphion]

Seeing the veterans from the UK on the beach in France, and at the memorial services yesterday certainly struck a poignant chord. What we need to remember, and ALWAYS remember, is that these men, helped to secure the freedoms that we enjoy today. Veterans should not simply be remembered on major anniversaries. We should always be grateful to them, 365 days of the year.

 

[TTT for joy]

I would like to say a few words to commemorate members of the French resistance, who facilitated the D-Day for the Allies by disrupting German supply lines.
It must have taken lot of courage for them to oppose the Nazi regime from the inside, especially considering that some of them were civilians. France is a country that is very dear to me and I wouldn't want their heroes to be forgotten.

 

[red indian]

The D Day deception plan is an incredible story. Probably the biggest con trick in Military history. It was run by British intelligence with the help of captured German agents who were "turned" and also with the help of surely the greatest double agent of all time code named "Garbo" real name Juan Pujol Garcia. This man was a genius. His greatest trick just before D Day itself was to actually tell the Germans the truth. With perfect timing and a bit of luck he told the Germans the invasion was starting, making sure that he told them late enough for it to be too late to react in time to stop it.

As a result of this "deception" the Germans swallowed everything he told them up to the end of the war on the basis that he was now completely beyond suspicion .


Its high time a feature film was made to cover this amazing story. I think the common misconception these days as a result of Hollywood propaganda is that the Americans ran the show, while the rest of the Allies did little more than hold their coat's for them. I am glad to see this issue has recently been addressed by historian James Holland in a documentary on BBC TV.

 

[wolfman40]

My favourite story in recent days, was an old soldier, who lives in a nursing home in England, 90 years old.

He went missing and there was a big search, they found him in France, he'd gone to pay his respects and say goodbye to his mates..

 

[BlasterMaster]

My grandfather (god rest his soul) was a bazooka-carrying infantry man during D-Day.

He took out a fortified Nazi machine gun and it's crew before he got hit in the leg and through his cheeks.

Fortunately he didn't sustain any permanent injury. Ironically, he got to speak with and shake hands with Patton during his stay at the hospital.

I'm reminded of the quote Tom Selleck said while playing General Eisenhower during "Countdown to D Day". "We may never see their like again."

 

[SlaverTickler]

My grandfather was there. He apparently punch out some generals son, so the general put him on the list to go. He came home, but nobody is ever the same after something like that.

 

[BlasterMaster]

My grandfather was there. He apparently punch out so generals son, so the general put him on the list to go. He came home, but nobody is ever the same after something like that.

Wow...gutsy but awesome! I'm sure he came home disgruntled and disillusioned but damn, I like your grandfather's moxy! ^_^

 

[SlaverTickler]

Wow...gutsy but awesome! I'm sure he came home disgruntled and disillusioned but damn, I like your grandfather's moxy! ^_^

I don't know if he was dissolutioned, nobody comes back from combat the same. He may have learned discretion is the better part of valour, but not from what I've heard.If you watch the movie Big Jake you'll get a pretty good idea what my grandpa was like.

Where do you think I get it my moxy from. 🙂

ST

 

[Crazy_Fingers]

Last summer I was in northern France for work. During one of the weekends, I walked 14 miles from the town of Bayeux to Omaha beach. I slept under the stars on the beach, then hitchhiked back to Bayeux the next day. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and very moving to see the beach first hand. It is amazing that the allies were able to succeed at all. At low tide, the beach is huge, and there could not have been better natural defenses for the German's to take advantage of.

 

[SlaverTickler]

Last summer I was in northern France for work. During one of the weekends, I walked 14 miles from the town of Bayeux to Omaha beach. I slept under the stars on the beach, then hitch-hiked back to Bayeux the next day. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and very moving to see the beach first hand. It is amazing that the allies were able to succeed at all. At low tide, the beach is huge, and there could not have been better natural defenses for the German's to take advantage of.

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How could you lose, you had god and The Battling Canucks are your side. 😀

 

[SlaverTickler]

My favourite story in recent days, was an old soldier, who lives in a nursing home in England, 90 years old.

He went missing and there was a big search, they found him in France, he'd gone to pay his respects and say goodbye to his mates..

Heard about that on the radio. Good on 'em.

 

[Dussicar]

Last summer I was in northern France for work. During one of the weekends, I walked 14 miles from the town of Bayeux to Omaha beach. I slept under the stars on the beach, then hitchhiked back to Bayeux the next day. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and very moving to see the beach first hand. It is amazing that the allies were able to succeed at all. At low tide, the beach is huge, and there could not have been better natural defenses for the German's to take advantage of.

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Thank you.

 

[meteor]

Heard about that on the radio. Good on 'em.

I think at some stage this week, they gave him the freedom of the city, as a mark of respect.
A thing that does not happen often.
What a guy, a credit to both his country and his generation.

 

[paracarl44]

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