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2. June 6, 1944, order of the day - Wikipedia

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   The June 6, 1944, order of the day was issued by Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Allied forces on the eve of D-Day, the first day of the invasion of Normandy. The message was intended to impress upon the troops the importance of their mission which Eisenhower called a "Great Crusade".

3. The Chilling Letter Eisenhower Drafted in Case the ... - AOL

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   By Eloise Lee On this day 68 years ago, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves for one of the greatest military operations of world history. D-Day. And the push that lead to Hitler's ...

4. People of Western Europe speech - Wikipedia

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   Eisenhower with a member of the French resistance, 1944. The "People of Western Europe" speech was made by Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the run-up to the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Addressed to the people of occupied Europe it informed them of the start of the invasion and advised them ...

5. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force - Wikipedia

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   Records of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Papers of Ernest R. "Tex" Lee, military aide to General Eisenhower, 1942–1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Papers of Thor Smith, Public Relations Division, SHAEF, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

6. Ohio D-Day veterans recall the invasion that changed the ...

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   Thursday is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which took place June 6, 1944. ... The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you," General Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote in his ...

7. D-Day Anniversary: Normandy invasion remembered for ... - AOL

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   A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself, including 2,501 Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded, the Associated Press reported. D Day photos

8. Ike: Countdown to D-Day - Wikipedia

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   In December 1943, Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower meets with Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss the forthcoming land invasion of western Europe. Eisenhower threatens to resign his newly appointed command as Supreme Commander of SHAEF unless he is given control of all airborne operations, citing the need to dictate where and how strategic bombing operations are carried out.

9. Looking back at the beaches of Normandy on D-Day: June ... - AOL

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   On June 6, 1944, the world was forever changed. World War II had already been raging around the globe for four years when the planning for Operation Neptune -- what we now know as "D-Day" -- began ...