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The pub where Eisenhower and Patton made D-Day plans over dinner
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn spring 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the future US president who was then supreme commander of the...
55 Inspiring Quotes To Remember the Battle of Normandy on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Parade via Yahoo News· 20 hours ago— General George S. Patton 24. “And what a plan! This vast operation is undoubtedly the most...
The oldest man at D-Day earned the Medal of Honor
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoHe served in Africa and earned his third and fourth silver stars at the Battle of Kasserine Pass. Gen. George S. Patton would later write ...
Years of experience prepared Williamsburg admiral for D-Day
Daily Press· 21 hours agoRear Adm. John Lesslie Hall Jr. of Williamsburg was commander of Amphibious Task Force “0” during...
Letters: Labour’s evasiveness on tax bodes ill for hard-pressed households
Daily Telegraph· 10 hours agoI will never forget the day that General George Patton came to our house for tea. My father farmed...
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago
Army Times via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThey captured the port town of Arzew, Algeria, without firing a shot during the invasion’s opening...
Commentary by Arthur I. Cyr: D-Day lessons for today
Kenosha News· 5 days agoFrom ancient times, military professionals have rightly regarded amphibious invasions as especially challenging. We recognize and honor the eightieth...
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The most important day of the 20th century
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 day agomarks the 80th Anniversary of the single most important day of the 20th century, forever known as D-Day. World War II was the pre-eminent event of the 20th century and the bloodiest event in ...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOverall, more than 2 million soldiers from the U.S. and 250,000 from Canada had arrived by June in...
Remembering the Greatest Generation on D-Day’s milestone anniversary
Chicago Sun-Times· 22 hours agoSeven thousand Allied ships, including more than 4,000 landing craft, sailed across the English...