June 6th, 1944 marks the 65th anniversary of the Allied landing along the French coastline during WWII. If you aren’t aware of what this day means, I would encourage you to read up on some of the links I’ve provided below.

If you are a veteran of this Day of Days, or any event during WWII for that matter, I would like to offer my sincere thanks for your amazing heroism. I would encourage any veterans who read this to also read my Open Letter to WWII Veterans. Thank you!

“June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.” — from the U.S. Army D-Day Site.

Further reading on D-Day:

• National D-Day Memorial
• U.S. Army
• U.S. Navy
• Discovery Channel
• Military History Online
• History Channel UK

Other WWII Links:

• Major Dick Winter’s Official Site – Band of Brothers
• U.S. Navy – Midway
• History Channel – WWII Minisite