Dramatic pictures: D-Day: Second World War

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The enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield...We must stop him in the water...destroying all his equipment while it is still afloat. 

-Field Marshall Erwin Rommel - 22nd April 1944

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Before D-Day, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower gives his "Nothing else, but complete victory" talk to American soldiers of 101st Airborne Division

QUOTES

"Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely"
General Dwight Eisenhower - 6th June 1944

VIDEO: GERMAN NEWSREEL

American soldiers march through a British town to their embarkation vehicles

QUOTES

"At the present time, it is still too early to say whether this is a large-scale diversionary attack or the main effort"
German C-in-C West - Morning Report for the 6th June 1944

American paratroopers sit grimly on a plane to parachute into France

Others join a Protestant prayer service on D-Day

These guys are the first batch to disembark on Omaha beach. No wonder they are tensed up.




These US soldiers are tense too.

The Canadians prepare to disembark


American soldiers land on Omaha Beach

These British troops are having a rough time. Many were injured. Or dead.

The Britishers are tensed up as they wait for further orders after landing on the Normandy beach.

QUOTES

"In spite of intense efforts, the moment has drawn near when this front, already so heavily strained, will break. I consider it my duty to bring these conclusions to your notice,...my fuhrer."
Field Marshal Gunther von Kluge - C-in-C West - July 1944

Germans who were captured.

VIDEO: GERMAN NEWSREEL: FIGHTING AMERICAN AND BRITISH SOLDIERS IN NORMANDY