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    These 44 Pictures Of The German Side Show What The Allies Were Up Against On D-Day

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    Jun 6, 2016 Damian Lucjan

    In June 1944, the Western-Allies had a tough test to pass. They had to breach the formidable Atlantic Wall, defended by the mighty German army.…

    Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch: Object 416 – By World of Tanks

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    Jun 6, 2016 Wargaming

    The Soviet Object 416 medium tank was developed at the Construction Bureau of Factory No. 75, starting in the fall of 1949. The blueprint was…

    Behind Enemy Lines – The 82nd and 101st Airborne On D-Day

    • World War 2
    Jun 6, 2016 Nikola Budanovic

    The amphibious landings of D-Day were hours away when the first combat missions by the US Army started in France. The invasion of Normandy began…

    FUSAG: Patton’s D-Day Army That Didn’t Exist

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    Jun 6, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    An army can help win a war without even existing. Strange as that may seem, this is exactly what happened in the case of the First United…

    Gold, Juno And Sword – The British and Canadian Landings on D-Day

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    Jun 6, 2016 Nikola Budanovic

    Today, the Normandy landings might be most associated with the iconic photos of Omaha Beach, but let us not forget that there were five sectors…

    Dramatic Original Footage of D-Day Landings At Omaha Beach (Watch)

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    Jun 6, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    Original, dramatic footage of the Normandy invasion which took place on June 6th, 1944. This footage follows the American soldiers as they begin the liberation…

    D-Day – 15 Stunning Photos & Footage of Allied Airborne Forces

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    Jun 6, 2016 Damian Lucjan

    6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings Today is the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. On this day, more than half a century ago,…

    Stunning! They Flew A Drone Over The Eerie Remains Of The Temporary Harbor At Arromanches

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    Jun 6, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    In June 1944 The Allies invaded Normandy with the intention of liberating France and marching into Germany itself. The Normandy landing was an enormous undertaking…

    Ham & Jam – The Daring Glider Operation To Take Pegasus Bridge

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    Jun 6, 2016 Jinny McCormick

    On the night before D-Day, as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, 181 men of the Glider Infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division…

    C-47 Dakota and C-130 Fly In Formation Over Normandy – D-Day 70th Anniversary

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    Jun 6, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    An original Normandy C-47 flew over the same beaches and villages it passed 70 years ago, with the help of the 37th Airlift Squadron’s C-130.…

    These D-Day Numbers Will Blow Your Mind

    • World War 2
    Jun 6, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. 2 Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught the British…

    Polish Agency Looking to Remove Soviet-era Monuments

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    Jun 6, 2016 Ian Harvey

    An agency in Poland is trying to have Soviet monuments removed from the streets and installed in “educational parks”. The agency claims that the monuments…

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