| Garde de Paris | 06 Jun 2023 11:23 a.m. PST |
Odd no one else has commented. 86, and still remember. GdeP |
 deadhead  | 06 Jun 2023 11:36 a.m. PST |
Our TV News programmes have given it extensive coverage. June 6th, June 18th and Dec 7th always resonate in this house. |
| jgawne | 06 Jun 2023 12:35 p.m. PST |
It's also Belleau Woods day. |
 ColCampbell | 06 Jun 2023 12:58 p.m. PST |
You must have missed this thread from late yesterday and into today -- TMP link Jim |
| Marc33594 | 06 Jun 2023 1:11 p.m. PST |
I often wonder what my dad was feeling this time 79 years ago. He landed on D-Day on Omaha beach |
| Korvessa | 06 Jun 2023 1:46 p.m. PST |
Raised by a Normandy vet (507/82).
I think of it often. Two months ago I fulfilled a lifelong dream and was able to visit many of the batle sights. Including a coule of places where my dad was. |
 Herkybird | 06 Jun 2023 2:38 p.m. PST |
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| Stoppage | 06 Jun 2023 2:46 p.m. PST |
My Father was a RNVR gun director off Juno (Combined Operations with the Canadians) – probably not too popular with the poor old French on-shore. His brother was overhead in a RAF Typhoon. Afterwards, Papa steamed towards Japan as part of the allied invasion fleet. I believe he was in charge of air defence on his escort destroyer – he loved seeing the pom-pom gun in action on the World at War TV series- especially when defending against the kamikaze. |
| Bill N | 06 Jun 2023 2:57 p.m. PST |
This summer is the 79th of a number of events: the Capture of Rome, D-Day, the Liberation of Paris, Bagration, the start of the Warsaw uprising and the coup in Romania. I meant to post on the anniversary of Rome's capture but got distracted by a family cookout. |
| 79thPA | 06 Jun 2023 3:12 p.m. PST |
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 Mister Tibbles | 06 Jun 2023 5:48 p.m. PST |
What was June 18? I used to hold a June 6 WWII Normandy game every year on the weekend after, but haven't the past several years. Everyone got up in age or moved away. Then Covid. Sigh. |
| Garde de Paris | 06 Jun 2023 8:03 p.m. PST |
June 18, 1815 was Waterloo. June 18, ?1756? was Kolin in the Czech Republic – Fred's first real defeat! Don't recall any WWII June 18 event. GdeP |
| deadhead | 06 Jun 2023 10:54 p.m. PST |
Waterloo, Mt St Jean, La Belle Alliance call it what you will, but it is a day to remember. Mind you, we do also toast "The Immortal Memory" in October |
| deadhead | 07 Jun 2023 1:26 a.m. PST |
Famously June 18th 1940 saw de Gaulle's speech to ensure that France would fight on, whether as "The Fighting French", then the "Free French" and, finally, the French Armies that fought through Italy and Southern France to beyond the Rhine (not to mention 2e DB of course!) |
| donlowry | 08 Jun 2023 2:12 p.m. PST |
The German ships would have been sunk before they got into, let alone across, the Atlantic. |
