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  2. The Longest Day (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Longest Day is a 1962 American epic historical war drama film based on Cornelius Ryan's 1959 non-fiction book of the same name [3] about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century Fox , and is directed by Ken Annakin (British and French exteriors), Andrew Marton (American ...

  3. The Longest Day (book) - Wikipedia

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    The Longest Day is a 1959 book by Cornelius Ryan telling the story of D-Day, the first day of the World War II invasion of Normandy.It details the coup de main operation by gliderborne troops, which captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge) before the main assault on the Normandy beaches.

  4. The Longest Yarn - Wikipedia

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    The Longest Yarn is an artwork commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, which took place in 1944. [1] It consists of a number of dioramas created in knitted and crocheted wool. Each diorama represents a scene from the 1962 movie The Longest Day. [1] There are 80 dioramas - echoing the 80 years that have passed since the ...

  5. When is D-Day? Answers to your questions on the WWII invasion

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    The D-Day invasion marked a turning point for the Allies during World War II that provided the countries with a feasible path to victory against the Central Powers. Biden is…

  6. Close Combat: The Longest Day - Wikipedia

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  7. Book Review: 'When the Sea Came Alive' expands ... - AOL

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    Writing about the Allied invasion of Normandy, Garrett M. Graff is treading onto familiar history with his latest book. From books by historian Stephen Ambrose to films like Steven Spielberg's ...

  8. Werner Pluskat - Wikipedia

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    He was credited in the movie The Longest Day, a film about the D-Day invasion, with being the first German officer who saw the Allied invasion fleet on 6 June 1944, heading toward their landing zone at Omaha Beach. In an interview to the French news broadcast "Cinq Colonnes à la Une" aired on June 6, 1964 for the 20th anniversary of the Allied ...

  9. 80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring ... - AOL

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    Minutes before plunging to their deaths, five airmen successfully dropped 14 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne near their landing mark over Normandy, France from their C-47. It was just after 2: ...