June 6th 1944

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D-Day. 9,000 Allied soldiers and sailors were killed or wounded in Normandy 68 years ago today.
Your sacrifice is not forgotten. Thank you and all WW II Veterans. Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Time of the landings from the sea.--Starting from 0600 hours in the morning, fully visible. Before the landing there was a heavy bombardment of extraordinary intensity from the sea and the air, with weapons of all calibers. The consequence was that all field defenses were more or less knocked out and "ploughed down," so that for the most part only the solid fortifications remained intact. The enemy seeped in through the gaps without trying to attack the fortifications and big strong points. These strong points held out in cases for over a week and therefore split up enemy forces. By holding out to the last they helped their own leaders very much to gain time and to prevent a breakthrough of the enemy from the bridgehead.

Field Marshal Von Runstedt.

D-Day, the Normandy Invasion, 6-25 June 1944