The Herald “Extra” declared on June 6, 1944, that the “greatest overseas military operation in the history” of the world had been unleashed in northern France. That paper value 3 cents.
A small U.S. service was misplaced within the Pacific, “underground leaders” in Europe had been advised to report back to their leaders “with speed,” and Nazi propagandists introduced a D-Day playlist for the invading troops.
The joke could be on them, historical past tells.
“All the GIs were running like crazy so they wouldn’t get killed. That was a sad scene,” Richard Egan, an Army reconnaissance driver with the 296th Engineers, mentioned in 2019 of that morning on Omaha Beach.
“These memories keep going on and on forever,” he advised this reporter. He did urge all by no means to neglect at the present time.
“The eyes of the world are upon you,” Dwight D. Eisenhower’s “Order of the Day” states, in keeping with the National Archives, including: “The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!”
Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy immediately 79 years in the past with 50,000 German troopers ready for them.
“Operation Overlord,” because the D-Day assault was code-named, turned the tide of the battle in Europe.
The assault on 5 seashores — Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword, and Juno — commenced at daybreak native time. Paratroopers had already dropped inland hours earlier.
The value was excessive: 4,414 Allied troops had been killed; greater than 5,000 had been wounded.
“It was tough,” 99-year-old D-Day veteran Robert Gibson mentioned on Omaha Beach yesterday, the Associated Press reported. “We had almost run over bodies to get in the beach. Never forget we were only 18, 19 years old. … I’m glad I made it.”
Jake Larson, on a TikTok feed, mentioned yesterday from the identical seaside: “How come I’m alive today? … Don’t remember me! Rember all those guys that sacrificed their lives for freedom that we all enjoy today.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”