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The poem that launched D-Day for the French Resistance
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoD-Day planning map, used at Southwick House near Portsmouth. D-Day and the poem A LCVP...
D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoThe war in Ukraine shadowed the ceremonies in Normandy, a grim modern-day example of lives and...
How a World War II Escape Map Found a Second Use as a Ladies Garment
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoMade from richly printed silk, the blouse resembled a map of Europe—one that highlighted roadways in such countries as France, Belgium, Germany ...
Cotswolds town played 'top secret' role in D-Day
BBC via AOL· 14 hours ago"Without maps you can't do anything. These people were specialists - every bit of detail that they knew, the Germany defences, the topographical...
Nato maps out plan to block Russian invasion
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNato is developing multiple “land corridors” to rush US troops and armour to the front lines in the event of a major European ground war with Russia.
Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today’s wars...
WXXV News 25· 4 hours agoWorld War II ally Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, wasn’t invited,...
Biden’s D-Day visit may mark the end of an American era
CNN via AOL· 3 hours agoThe new world for which the greatest generation sacrificed in the bloody surf of the Normandy...
Is Russia fighting a 'sabotage' war in Europe?
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPhoto composite of Vladimir Putin, a map of Europe covered in target symbols, and the fire damaged Diehl Metall factory. European security ...
D-Day quiz: 8 questions on the 80th anniversary
Newsweek· 12 hours agoThe invasion, which remains the largest amphibious assault in history, involved forces from the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as many...
At 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
Rapid City Journal· 2 days agoAndrew “Andy” Negra Jr. of Helen, Georgia, is one of a dwindling number of veterans who took part in...