Tag Archives: D-Day

A Friend Asks For Cards To Make Veteran’s Birthday Special – War History Online

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I was made aware of this request – A Friend Asks For Cards To Make Veteran’s Birthday Special – War History Online: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/a-friend-asks-for-cards-to-make-veterans-birthday-special.html by another blogger. D-Day veteran Mr Vincent Corsini (ICo/116th/29ID) will be celebrating his 96th birthday this July … Continue reading →

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Normandy Beach Landing Tour – France — Life’s Adventures

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Since Ireland is still in lockdown with the Coronavirus pandemic, I’m having more free time to write about previous adventures. One in particular, that I knew would be a very difficult challenge to write was the Normandy Beach Landing Tour … Continue reading →

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D-Day in Full Color – MyHeritage June 5, 2020

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on MyHeritage – D-Day in Full Color – MyHeritage June 5, 2020: https://blog.myheritage.com/2020/06/d-day-in-full-color/. by Esther June 5, 2020 History On June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place, finally turning the tide of World … Continue reading →

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The Speech Eisenhower Never Gave On The Normandy Invasion – NPR June 8, 2013

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

This speech came up in a recent discussion. While the NPR article https://www.npr.org/2013/06/08/189535104/the-speech-eisenhower-never-gave-on-the-normandy-invasion is a few years old, I remember hearing about the speech a long time ago. This was the speech planned by Eisenhower if the Normandy invasion failed. I … Continue reading →

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D-Day Invasion: What Happened and Why It’s Important – FamilySearch November 18, 2019

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this yesterday on FamilySearch – D-Day Invasion: What Happened and Why It’s Important: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/d-day-invasion/. November 18, 2019 – by Annelie Hansen The D-Day invasion, or Normandy landings, were the landing operations of the Allied forces as part of Operation … Continue reading →