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  2. The Magnificent Eleven - Wikipedia

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    16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division moving towards the D-Day Beach taken by Capa The iconic photo Face in the Surf : American GI moving toward Omaha Beach taken by Capa First five images of Capa's The Magnificent Eleven. The Magnificent Eleven are a group of photos of D-Day (6 June 1944) taken by war photographer Robert Capa.

  3. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    Documents on World War II: D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home Lt. General Omar Bradley's June 6, 1944 D-Day Maps The short film Big Picture: D-Day Convoy to Normandy is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive .

  4. Pointe du Hoc - Wikipedia

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    History and photos of the Pointe du Hoc D-Day – Overlord; Author Interview, November 15, 2012 Pritzker Military Library; American D-Day: Omaha Beach, Utah Beach & Pointe du Hoc; D-Day – Etat des Lieux: Pointe du Hoc; President Reagan's speech at the 40th anniversary commemoration; Ranger Monument on the American Battle Monuments Commission ...

  5. The Chilling Letter Eisenhower Drafted in Case the ... - AOL

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    By Eloise Lee On this day 68 years ago, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves for one of the greatest military operations of world history. D-Day. And the push that lead to Hitler's ...

  6. Military designation of days and hours - Wikipedia

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    1 November 1945, the day Operation Downfall (the invasion of Japan) was to begin. [10] The term also generically means "attack day". Y-Day 1 March 1946, the day Operation Coronet (the invasion of Tokyo Plains) was to occur. [10] Z-Day 10 June 1945, the day the Australian Imperial Forces landed in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei, part of Operation ...

  7. The boys of Pointe du Hoc - Wikipedia

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    At the end of the two-day action, the initial Ranger landing force of 225 was reduced to about 90 fighting men. [3] [4] Pointe du Hoc now features a memorial and museum dedicated to the battle. Many of the original fortifications have been left in place and the site remains speckled with a number of bomb craters.

  8. Exercise Tiger - Wikipedia

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    The first practice assault took place on the morning of 27 April [7] [8] and was marked by an incident involving friendly fire. H-hour was set for 07:30, and was to include live ammunition to acclimatise the troops to the sights, sounds and even smells of a naval bombardment.

  9. D-Day (military term) - Wikipedia

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    Battle plans for the Normandy Invasion, the most famous D-Day. In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. [1] The best-known D-Day is during World War II, on June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany.