64th Anniversary Of D-Day Invasion And LINKS

It has been 64 years since the Invasion of Normandy, and the push that would end in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Those first hours did not bode well for the Allied forces, and even though we did prevail~~it was not quite so certain how things would turn out on that first day. Below is the wikipedia history as well as sites to overlord.com, the bbc, and pbs, for more in-depth information of that historic day!! Remember their sacrifice, and honor their memories, as these people "saved the world"!!

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France during Operation Overlord in World War II. It covers from the initial landings on June 6, 1944 until the Allied breakout in mid-July.

It was the largest seaborne invasion at the time, involving over 850,000 troops crossing the English Channel from the United Kingdom to Normandy by the end of June 1944.

Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on June 6 came from Canada, French Free Forces, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the weeks following the invasion, Polish forces also participated and there were also contingents from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Most of the above countries also provided air and naval support, as did the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Rotal Norwegian Navy
The Normandy invasion began with overnight parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks, naval bombardaments, an early morning amphibious landing and during the evening the remaining elements of the parachute divisions landed. The "D-Day" forces deployed from bases along the south coast of England, the most important of these being Portsmouth.

The objective of the operation was to create a lodgement that would be anchored in the city of Caen (and later Cherbourg when its deep-water port would be captured). As long as Normandy could be secured, the Western European campaign and the downfall of Nazi Germany could begin. About 6,900 vessels would be involved in the invasion, under the command of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay (who had been directly involved in the North African and Italian landings), including 4,100 landing craft. A total of 12,000 aircraft under Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory were to support the landings, including 1,000 transports to fly in the parachute troops; 10,000 tons of bombs would be dropped against the German defenses, and 14,000 attack sorties would be flown.

Today I am doing something a little bit different as I was having problems linking all of the sites, so I have ONE link which will take you to the Iowa Press Citizen.com, where I start my posts each day, and it shall have the four links below all "Hooked" up and ready to take you to the various histories and perspectives on D-Day the 6th of June, 1944, and its' aftermath. Thank You and I hope you all enjoy the links, the stories, and please remember what this day means for the history of freedom. There was a time when America "actually" was a "Good" country, and this Day, was the pinnacle of that "Goodness"!!

ALL FIVE OF THE LINKS IN THIS POST GO TO THE PRESS CITIZEN, BUT THE FOUR AT THE BOTTOM GO TO THE CORRECT SITES AS INDICATED: WIKIPEDIA,OVERLOARD,BBC, AND PBS~~~~THANK YOU!!

LINK TO IOWA PRESS CITIZEN AND 4 LINKS

link to full wikipedia history

link to dday overlord com

link to bbc dday story

link to pbs dday american experience