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The poem that launched D-Day for the French Resistance
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoGermany thought this was an order for all resistance forces to prepare for an invasion within 48...
D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoNow bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new generation of leaders...
Cotswolds town played 'top secret' role in D-Day
BBC via AOL· 15 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...
You know these four celebrities. You may not know they were part of the D-Day invasion.
USA Today· 10 hours agoPerhaps you’ve visited northern France and looked out over Omaha Beach, trying to imagine...walked...
A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day
Military Times via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“When Germany invaded Norway, it is hard to describe the level of grief that remained not only in my...
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, and Italy ...
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,...
D-Day commemorations to take place in Devon and Cornwall
BBC News· 15 hours agoOn 6 June 1944 the world’s largest invasion by sea and air helped to turn the tide of World War Two...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoWorld War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the...