Wednesday, 5 June 2019

JUNE/JULY 2O19 DAYS OF FURY AND SOME FUN AS LONG HAS NOT THWARTED BY PASSIVE POUND SHOP PATRIOTS AND WECTU ASSETS BUT FIRST A REAL D - DAY 6 JUNE 1944. ALL HAIL THE HEROES.


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A REAL D - DAY 

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. ... Planning for the operation began in 1943.
Location‎: ‎Normandy‎, ‎France
Date‎: ‎6 June 1944

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How many troops landed on D Day 6th June?
On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops.6 Jun 2016
What happened on the 6th of June 1944?
This Day in History - June 6, 1944, The United States and allied troops invaded at Normandy. This was the largest air, land, and sea invasion in history. The goal was to surprise Germany, but Germany was ready to fight. It was the beginning of the end of World War II.

How long did D Day last?
The assault phase of Operation Overlord was known as Operation Neptune. (…) Operation Neptune began on D-Day (6 June 1944) and ended on 30 June 1944. By this time, the Allies had established a firm foothold in Normandy.

How many American soldiers were killed on Omaha Beach?
Of the total US figure, 2,499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2,000 casualties at Omaha Beach.6 Jun 2016

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The 10 Things you Need to Know about D-Day | Imperial War Museums
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You can find out all about D-Day by visiting HMS Belfast, a famous Second World War survivor and today an iconic London landmark. ... On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Codenamed Operation 'Overlord', the Allied ...
6 Jun 2014 - Timeline of the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 hour by hour as events unfolded on the day.
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27 Oct 2009 - Codenamed Operation Overlord, the invasion began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156000 American, British and ...
Although the term D-Day is used routinely as military lingo for the day an operation or event will take place, for many it is also synonymous with June 6, 1944,
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