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D Day 6th June 1944
Today is the 70th anniversary of the greatest seaborne invasion the world has ever known. It is a time when we need to remember the bravery and courage of the troops who stepped out of those landing crafts onto the … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Blitz, HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, veterans
Tagged 1961, beaches, Belfast, bravery, courage, film, Germans, girl friend, guns, landing craft, longest day, movie, nazis, Normandy, royal navy, Street, street belfast, we shall remember, what war was that.
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June 5th 1944
Its cloudy, overcast and raining outside today, not a lot different from 5th June 1944. That particular day was the eve to the D Day landings in Normandy. Weather played a huge roll in the invasion plans, The big question … Continue reading
Posted in military, veterans
Tagged air cover, bombing, D Day, decisions, failure, invasion, landing craft, never, Padstow, rough seas, so important, weather
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