by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2023 On June 6, 1944: More than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France as part of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec noted: “None of these boys needed to be told what a man is.” Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s original “D-day Statement […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2021 The Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day, began on June 6, 1944 and lasted to August 1944. It resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle included some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces who landed on five beaches […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Dennis Jamison, Fairfax Free Citizen, June 6, 2017 Today is the day that many around the world remember as D-Day, and many Americans will not easily forget those who lost their lives on the beaches of Normandy on that day. Those of the “greatest generation” who served their country in the […]