Today is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Around 200 veterans attended an event in Normandy to mark the date — the youngest in their 90s and some over 100. NBC spoke to some of the attendees about their experiences on June 6 1944. “I was so eager to do exactly what I considered my duties,” said 99-year-old Gideon Kantor, who fled Austria for America as Adolf Hitler rose to power, and felt compelled to return to Europe to oust the fascists who had killed his family and expelled him from his home.
"80 years ago, 21,000 men landed on Juno Beach.
14,000 Canadians 🇨🇦 and 7,000 Brits 🇬🇧 took part in the Allied Landing in Normandy, which would lead them on the paths of Victory in Europe.
🌺 History will remember June 6, 1944 as D-Day."
Today is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at #Normandy, #France, where ~160k #Allied troops pulled off the largest invasion by sea in history. From that point on #America was in charge of #AlliedForces & it was the beginning of the end of #WWII
President Joe Biden and key U.S. allies were in Normandy Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S.-led allied forces' D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
CBS News reports "Biden is in France through the weekend for D-Day anniversary commemorations, planning to meet with key allies during his visit."
As nations come together this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Russia, the country that prides itself on playing the key role in the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany, will be absent. No Russian official representing Vladimir Putin's government has been invited due to the war against Ukraine, now in its third year. FRANCE24's Shirli Sitbon looks at how commemorations have evolved through the years. #WWII#Russia#Ukraine#France
I was contacted by Amy Munneke
Producer - Special Report w/ Bret Baier
Fox News Channel – DC Bureau
They asked to use photos from my WWII Engineer Gallery for their newscast, Tues, June 4, 2024.
"We are airing a package tomorrow that profiles three men who died on D-Day. One of those men is Julius Wolfe who I know have some photos of in your collection. I’m wondering if we could get permission to use those with courtesy?"
Charles Owens was a prolific mapmaker and illustrator that conveyed the international complexities of WWII in a way that was accessible to the average person. People at the time even saved his maps as a point of reference, such as this for the perils of the submarine warfare of the Atlantic and beyond in 1943.