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76 years ago today.. Jun 6, 2020 4:13:28 GMT

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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 6, 2020 4:13:28 GMT

Ike was struggling with the decision to launch the Normandy Invasion or wait until more favorable weather prevailed.

I'm so glad it was him standing in those boots and not me. I might have chickened out.

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76 years ago today.. Jun 6, 2020 12:50:04 GMT The Herald Erjen likes this

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Post by FilmFlaneur on Jun 6, 2020 12:50:04 GMT

Jun 6, 2020 4:13:28 GMT The Herald Erjen said:

Ike was struggling with the decision to launch the Normandy Invasion or wait until more favorable weather prevailed.

I'm so glad it was him standing in those boots and not me. I might have chickened out.

www.history101.com/what-if-d-day-failed-the-speech-eisenhower-never-had-to-give/

There's a very good play about the hesitation and tension surrounding this moment which I saw last year, and can recommend, if you ever get the chance: Pressure. It is a play written by David Haig. The play centres on the true story of James Stagg and Operation Overlord, in particular the weather-forecasting for the D-Day landings and the resultant tensions between Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Stagg and Irving P. Krick. [Wiki]

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76 years ago today.. Jun 6, 2020 13:05:38 GMT The Herald Erjen likes this

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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 6, 2020 13:05:38 GMT

Its also the 258 year anniversary of the British sige and capture of Havanna during the seven years war

Its also the 102 year anniversary when during the Battle of Bellau woods that the U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day`s casualties while attempting to capture the wood at Cahteau-Thierry. During The Great War

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