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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. George S. Patton's speech to the Third Army - Wikipedia

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    [18] [16] The most famous and well known of the speeches occurred on 5 June 1944, the day before D-Day. [19] Though he was unaware of the actual date for the beginning of the invasion of Europe (as the Third Army was not part of the initial landing force), [ 14 ] Patton used the speech as a motivational device to excite the men under his ...

  6. On D-Day, remembering three ‘Angels of Omaha’ who ... - AOL

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    The single most important day of the 20th century was 79 years ago on June 6, 1944, during the pinnacle of World War II. It will forever be remembered as D-Day, but the official code name was ...

  7. Lest we forget: Kansans gather to remember, honor D-Day ... - AOL

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    marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion during World War II. To remember Operation Overlord, several Kansas figures and the public gathered around the statue of Dwight Eisenhower. The ...

  8. Category:Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... June 6, 1944, order of the day; P.

  9. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force - Wikipedia

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    Papers of Thor Smith, Public Relations Division, SHAEF, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Daily Battle Communiques, SHAEF, June 6, 1944 – May 7, 1945, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University; BBC WW2 People's War article on Uxbridge SHAEF and London Bushey