“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.
The eyes of the world are upon you.”
General Dwight D. Eisenhower - Commander Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah
Screaming Eagles and All-American Airborne dropped the night before D-Day behind German lines
Carentan was key to linking up Utah ad Omaha
Omaha Beach accounted for over 70% of casualties at Normandy
Patton's 3rd Army shifts its axis of advance 90 degrees and covers over 100 miles in 3 days
Andres, thank you so much for your beautiful pictures of Normandy and the cemetery. I did not get to see the cemetery, as it was shutdown. Oh my our government!