Allied Forces Begin Greatest Invasion Of Europe In History
Allied troops led by Eisenhower hit the northern coast of France in a massive assault described as a great crusade. Montgomery commanded the landings as German defenses were overwhelmed near Caen and Cherbourg with paratroopers, air forces, and vast armadas. The operation, the largest amphibious assault, aimed to crush Hitler’s regime and open a western front, with continued fighting reported along Caen and Trouville.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Greenwich
Amarillo
Rance
le Havre
Cherbourg
Bay of the Seine
Normandy
Channel
Hastings
Brighton
Portsmouth
Bournemouth
Berlin
Caen
Trouville
Hitler
English
Europe
Britain
Dunkerque
Calais
English Channel
Supreme Press Headquarters
Shaef
Supreme Command
West Wall
London
England
Ronstedt
Rommel
Adolf Hitler
East Front
Somme
Abbeville
Eisenhower Opens Invasion Day Broadcast Across Europe
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as supreme Allied commander announced the invasion had begun and urged patience until his signal. King Haakon of Norway broadcast resistance orders while warning against premature uprisings. De Gaulle to address France later. BBC ABSIE and UN radio circulated alerts in multiple languages.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D Eisenhower
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
London
France
BBC
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Nch
ABSIE
England
World Broadcasting Station
United States
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Invasion At a Glance From Allied Normandy Landings
Allied assault forces including Americans British Canadians landed on the Norman coast with air support under Eisenhower and Montgomery. The invasion began at 9 33 A M BDST on June 6 1944 as reports show German broadcasts acknowledging Allied penetration toward Caen about eight miles inland along the coast.
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United Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
North Africa
France
English Channel
Britain
Seine
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces
Norman Peninsula
Caen
OWI Chief Warns on German Radio Accuracy During Invasion
Elmer Davis warns the German radio may seek credibility to mislead Allies later. He says only Allied headquarters can provide reliable invasion information and urges Americans to distrust enemy broadcasts. Davis noted Eisenhower's message and observed the invasion news cycle from his office after midnight.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Ofd War Information
Davis
Goebeels
OWI
D Day Skies Unsettled Over Dover Strait Invasion
London dispatch reports mixed skies over the Dover Strait on the first day of the Allied invasion. After dawn showers there was sun and later more clouds from the northwest, with occasional sun and a moderate sea. Wind was strong overnight, easing after dawn.
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London
Dover Strait
Western
Europe
King George VI to Deliver Special Broadcast Tonight
London radio recorded by the Federal Communications Commission said King George VI would deliver a special broadcast tonight at 9 P M London time, announced from New York on June 6.
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New York
London Radio
Federal Communications Commission
George VI
Paratroopers Open Western Front Drive Across Europe
American paratroopers with Sicily and Italy combat experience landed behind the Atlantic Wall to strike at German communications and clear the path for the main assault. Paratroopers wore red white and blue insignia and green camouflage as C 47s and gliders delivered their force in a moonlit dawn operation.
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Howard Cowan
United States
Atlantic Wall
Europe
Eisenhower's Day of Invasion Salute to Allied Troops
General Eisenhower issued the order of the day to Allied Expeditionary Force troops. He praised courage and unity, warned of a tough fight, noted Allied defeats and air power gains, and urged full victory with divine blessing.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
United Nations
King Haakon Warns Norwegians Against Uprising
King Haakon of Norway delivered an invasion broadcast to his homeland warning against premature uprisings. The message, heard by NBC, included special orders broadcast to both organized and unorganized groups in Norway.
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Haakon of
Norway
New York
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
NBC
German commentator declares great contest between Reich and Allies
DNB commentator Captain Ludwig Sertorius said in a broadcast that the Allied landing in the west marks start of a great contest between the Reich and the Anglo Americans. He added that the German forces are in a mood they express with the laconic phrase they are coming.
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London
DNB
Ludwig Sertorius
Aerial Blows Hit Belgrade During War Update
A Rome time broadcast reports enemy formations over Belgrade area as fighters and bombers fly northeast toward Romania. The incident, cited by a federal communications report, suggests attack from Italian bases amid the Yugoslav theater.
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New York
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Romania
Federal Communications
Allies Employ Feints Ahead of Invasion to Mislead Germans
Allied forces reveal a series of feints before the European invasion. Prime Minister Churchill had predicted the plan to mislead Nazi forces as thousands of troops sailed close to German defenses with journalists aboard. The strategy pursued multiple distant points, yielding tactical surprise in three of four major landings at Anzio, Sicily, and North Africa, while Salerno saw the Germans correctly guess the landing site.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Churchill
Europe
Anzio
Sicily
North Africa
Salerno
End of Tyranny Is on the Way
Former President Herbert Hoover commented on the Allied invasion of Europe from the Waldorf Astoria. He stated that the end of German tyranny is on the way and expressed faith in the Army and prayers for the safety of all courageous soldiers after learning of the Allied landings on the French coast.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Waldorf Astoria
Allies Launch Massive Invasion Across Channel
Allied war effort expands with United States battleships supporting troops in France and Coast Guard units aiding operations. American Marines are in the fighting aboard ships, amid reports of an immense armada of roughly 4,000 ships entering the English Channel.
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Allied Expeditionary Forge
United States
France
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Coast Guard
London
Churchill
House of Commons
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