Veterans of D-Day
Excerpt from Voices of D-Day: The Story of the Allied Invasion Told By Those Who Were There
Edited by Ronald J. Drez Published in 1994
The Allied invasion of the beach in Normandy remains the largest and most difficult wartime invasion ever planned. (In World War II [1939-1945] the leading Allied Powers were all of the countries fighting against Germany, Italy, and Japan, led by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.) France was heavily fortified (protected by mines and artillery) by the German military, and it had to be conquered before the Allies could advance into Germany. The beaches of Normandy, on France's northwestern coast, were chosen as the site for an amphibious (a combined land, sea, and air force) invasion of the European continent by British and American forces.
German forces in France were led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, known as the "Desert Fox" for his...
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