D-Day Invasion June 6 1944

There have been many books written and movies made about the invasion at Normandy.

Steven Spielberg's " Saving Private Ryan ," may be the most famous movie about it that included the jaw dropping scenes of violence on the beach itself.

History.com:

On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day .

By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion. At 6:30 a.m., American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha beaches .

Happy D-Day and open thread away.