I know I am a day late, but I thought it would be nice to remember that yesterday was D-Day
D-Day Order speech by Dwight Eisenhower
You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.
But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41.
The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeat in open battle man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground.
Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men.
The tide has turned.
The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle.
We will accept nothing less than full victory.
Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
D-Day plus 63 years and 1 Day
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D-Day plus 1
The invasion is still very much in doubt.
Over 9,000 allied soldiers have died in the last 24 hours.
Rundstedt now knows that the attack on Normandy is not an invasion and is trying to force his panzers from their reserve positions into and through the allied beachheads. The only thing preventing this is allied airpower. It keeps the panzers at bay for two days. Long enough for the beachhead to solidify.
Allied unit cohesion is completely destroyed as often as it is intact. Juniro leaders have stepped forward and created ad hoc squads and platoons and have pushed forward off the beaches and into the coastal towns securing or trying to secure D-Day objectives.
The British have not taken Caen, more importantly, they have not severed the vital road network there allowing the Germans to send reinforcements easily to any place along the invasion front.
Allied reinforcements are still landing on the beach heads. But the first wave has not pushed the Germans far enough inland. Artillery is still raining down on the beaches destroying supplies and equipment and killing soldiers.
The Rangers atop Pointe Du Hoc completed their D-Day objective and spiked the guns on the heights. However their position, while strong is isolated, and they endure strong counterattacks for the next two days from the Germans. At the end of these battles there will about 100 men, or just over two platoons, out of roughly 1,400 that are capable of fighting.
The invasion is still very much in doubt.
Over 9,000 allied soldiers have died in the last 24 hours.
Rundstedt now knows that the attack on Normandy is not an invasion and is trying to force his panzers from their reserve positions into and through the allied beachheads. The only thing preventing this is allied airpower. It keeps the panzers at bay for two days. Long enough for the beachhead to solidify.
Allied unit cohesion is completely destroyed as often as it is intact. Juniro leaders have stepped forward and created ad hoc squads and platoons and have pushed forward off the beaches and into the coastal towns securing or trying to secure D-Day objectives.
The British have not taken Caen, more importantly, they have not severed the vital road network there allowing the Germans to send reinforcements easily to any place along the invasion front.
Allied reinforcements are still landing on the beach heads. But the first wave has not pushed the Germans far enough inland. Artillery is still raining down on the beaches destroying supplies and equipment and killing soldiers.
The Rangers atop Pointe Du Hoc completed their D-Day objective and spiked the guns on the heights. However their position, while strong is isolated, and they endure strong counterattacks for the next two days from the Germans. At the end of these battles there will about 100 men, or just over two platoons, out of roughly 1,400 that are capable of fighting.