d day in English

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the day (June 6, 1944) in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
This weekend, the world will remember the courage and sacrifice of the Allied troops at the D-Day landings in France.

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1. So, today is D-day, then?

2. D-Day veteran - A close call 2:31

3. Bavardage d-day (part 2) May 15, 2012

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5. The ecological D-Day he posits is compelling and complex.

6. D-day for my departure was set for 29th June.

7. Today is the D-Day for 2PM, the encore concert day.

8. Bolt action Campaign - D-Day - British & Canadian Sectors w/CSM Stanley Hollis Miniature

9. Montgomery bitterly resented this change, although it had been agreed before the D-Day invasion.

10. At the D-Day 75th-anniversary Commemorations in Portsmouth last year, a steel wall had to …

11. When D-day arrived they have made enough Penicillin to treat all the wounded ally forces.

12. Kessler had said that both Tom and his brother had parachuted into France on D-Day.

13. Meantime, the build-up to D-Day went on, and the strain of waiting began to tell.

14. The D-Day invasion was a Concerted exercise by the armed forces of Britain, the US, and Canada

15. In the evening of D-Day she moved to Juno Beach sector, to support the advancing Allied troops.

16. In 1965, a "D-Day" Marx set featured Allies such as French (horizon blue), British (khaki), and Russians.

17. Bombardon units were part of the pre-fabricated Mulberry harbours used to land supplies to the D-Day beaches

18. Keegan, John. Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris. New York: Penguin Books, 19

19. On D-Day the dogs were extremely gun shy as they Cowered in fear from the munitions exploding around them

20. However in the build up to D-day, huge efforts by the allies insured that large enough quantities became available.

21. I traveled to France in 1993 to tour the beaches and write about the 50th anniversary of the D-day invasion.

22. It was the D-day for filing tax returns in Kenya, thus, many people seeking to beat the deadline flocked Cybercafes

23. The Allies further strengthened their advance by an additional 000 tons dropped on radar installations on the eve of D-Day.

24. It was up to the bravery of men carrying the thermite explosive charges to ensure that these guns remained silent on D-Day.

25. President Obama spoke Friday in Germany, part of a European visit to remember the Allied invasion on D-Day, June sixth, nineteen forty-four.

26. Every year on the anniversary of D-Day, for example, we acknowledge the heroism and sacrifice of those who stormed the beaches of Normandy.

27. However, the squadrons and wings of Second Tactical Air Force had no lack of work as the aerial preparation for D Day gained momentum.

28. Almost 400 Americans died on D-day, including thirty-three pairs of brothers, a father and his son, and eleven men from tiny Bedford, Virginia.

29. In brief remarks, I referred to the D-day commemoration, then said, History does not always give us grand crusades, but it always gives us opportunities.

30. After all, his most memorable shots were taken on the morning of D-Day, June 19 when he landed alongside the first waves of infantry at Omaha Beach.

31. The next day was June 19 D-Day, and these were the men who would invade Normandy. We know where that one goes in the win-loss column.

32. The Calvados département (www.Calvados-tourisme.com) stretches from Honfleur in the east to Isigny-sur-Mer in the west and includes Caen, Bayeux and the D-Day beaches

33. Okinawa Campaign: Pre-Landing Bombardments: March-April 1945 In order to neutralize the island prior to the D-Day invasion, Task Force 58, led by Vice Admiral Marc A

34. From D-Day Plus One onward, whenever the weather was suitable for flying, the P-47s forced nighttime movement only on the Germans, at an incalculable cost to their logistical efficiency.

35. From Blitzkrieg to North Africa, from the Russian Front to the D-Day Landings, Bolt action puts YOU in command of the most brutal and famous battles of the Second World War

36. As if frozen in time , the coat pegs in the schoolhouse still bear the names of the children evacuated 70 years ago , when the village become an Army training base for the D-Day landings .

37. Of the four rolls of film Capa took of the horrific D-Day battle, all but 11 exposures were ruined by an overeager lab assistant, who melted the film in his rush to develop it.

38. Jonathan Gawne is best known for his highly acclaimed book Spearheading D-Day; his father was an Infantry Company commander at Brest in 1944 and this has given him unprecedented access to the participants and their archives and memories.

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40. As part of the D Day landing operations our two Canadian Tribal Class Destroyers had been ordered to escort and cover an allied mine laying operation about 80 miles from her base in Plymouth, England to an area off the German held coast.

41. Welcome to Le Clos de Blisse Ideally located close to the millennial city of Bayeux and only a few kilometres away from the D-Day Landing beaches, this 8 hectare property is the perfect base to discover the historical and cultural treasures of Normandy.

42. ‘The concept of Bravery is being thrown around at random, with little thought given to what exactly we mean.’ ‘They made it back with a combination of Bravery, tenacity and good fortune.’ ‘Warminster Library is to host a special party for D-Day veterans to spread their tales of Bravery.’

43. ‘The concept of Bravery is being thrown around at random, with little thought given to what exactly we mean.’ ‘They made it back with a combination of Bravery, tenacity and good fortune.’ ‘Warminster Library is to host a special party for D-Day veterans to spread their tales of Bravery.’

44. In addition to his role in Saving Private Ryan, Hanks was cited for serving as the national spokesperson for the World War II Memorial Campaign, for being the honorary chairperson of the D-Day Museum Capital Campaign, and for his role in writing and helping to produce the Emmy Award–winning miniseries, Band of Brothers.

45. "The Bohemians is an astonishing story of the anti-Nazi resistance—a story of love, incredible bravery and self-sacrifice, which could end only in death—and it is brilliantly told."—Antony Beevor, New York Times best-selling author of The Fall of Berlin 1945, The Second World War, and D-Day