The
6th of June, 1944.
Operation Overlord begins, a day late due to bad weather. The writing is on the wall for the
Axis powers in control of
Europe.
Such very much hinged on this one massive operation. The very success of the war against
Hitler, Germany, and the reign of
Fascism in
Europe rested on the young men of the
United States,
Great Britain and
Canada as well as other allied nations. Amazing that even though all the official, carefully laid plans of the Generals had turned to chaos within minutes of the landing, that the
Allied Forces prevailed that day. Once the beachheads were secured the liberation of
Europe could begin, and the end of the
Nazi nightmare was one big step nearer its inevitable end.
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| Canadian Troops landing on Juno Beach 6 June 1944 |
70 years have passed, and the number of
WWII vets that are still around grows smaller every year. Just another reason to always remember the sacrifice given by those young men who never came home and those who did.
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