Happy OP OVERLORD day!
D Day - biggest amphibious invasion in history
156,000 allied troops
5000+ ships
10,000 aircraft
Utah: 22,358 (US)
Omaha: 34,258 (US)
Gold: 24,978 (UK)
Juno: 21,488 (Can)
Sword: 28,845 (UK)
Within 5 days 326,000 allied troops crossed the channel. By the end of June 1944 850,000 troops had made the crossing into France, more than 289,000 became casualties of which over 53,000 died.
Paris liberated on August 25th
Germany surrendered May 7 1945
Not a peep in the news though, they are all still fawning over the cringemongous jubilee hoping to get a future MBE or suffern. w**kers.
Posted By: Tombs on June 6th 2022 at 09:04:47
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- I can’t believe today isn’t a Bank Holiday (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 6, 08:37:37
- Happy OP OVERLORD day! (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 6, 09:04:47
- Completely agree. Wtf even is this shit? (n/m) (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Jun 6, 08:47:46
- I want platty joobs to go on forever (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 6, 08:56:18
- To celebrate Rooty's 10k test runs.👍🙂 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 6, 08:41:38
- At exactly the same age as Cooky!! Would you believe it?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 6, 08:53:18
- Hopefully his next 3/4 will be more productive, (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 6, 09:12:39
- At exactly the same age as Cooky!! Would you believe it?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 6, 08:53:18
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