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Title: 78 years ago today - D-Day [5 things you didn't know]
Post by: Jolly Blue Giant on June 06, 2022, 01:01:53 PM
From https://triviatoday.com/blog/featured.asp?a=430DE2 (https://triviatoday.com/blog/featured.asp?a=430DE2)

5 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know About D-Day ...title should probably say, "shocking facts to many as the old timers know a lot of this"

"On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed at Normandy in northern France, in a massive assault that became known as D-Day. Here are 5 shocking facts you didn
Title: Re: 78 years ago today - D-Day [5 things you didn't know]
Post by: DaveBrown74 on June 06, 2022, 02:13:12 PM
Thanks very much. I have been reading about D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and a number of other WW2 topics recently. I also re-watched Saving Private Ryan recently. Memorial Day certainly got me on this topic again. I appreciate your posting this. Very interesting.
Title: Re: 78 years ago today - D-Day [5 things you didn't know]
Post by: LennG on June 06, 2022, 03:50:48 PM
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 06, 2022, 01:01:53 PM
From https://triviatoday.com/blog/featured.asp?a=430DE2 (https://triviatoday.com/blog/featured.asp?a=430DE2)

5 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know About D-Day ...title should probably say, "shocking facts to many as the old timers know a lot of this"

"On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed at Normandy in northern France, in a massive assault that became known as D-Day. Here are 5 shocking facts you didn
Title: Re: 78 years ago today - D-Day [5 things you didn't know]
Post by: jimv on June 06, 2022, 03:52:11 PM
I well know about Meteorology playing a part in the D Day landings.  One of the Officers who I worked with at my first assignment at MacDill AFB was on the Meteorological Staff for the forecasts.

Personally, I was just finishing up the fifth grade in school.  But we kids knew what was going on and everybody was excited.  I watched "Private Ryan" last week & watched "The Longest Day" today.  God Bless all those soldiers who fought on the beaches that day. =D>