Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the Battle of Normandy, the largest combined land, sea, and air operation in history.
The battle started the evening before with paratroopers and glider troops going in behind enemy lines to help prepare the beachheads. Around 3am, the shelling of the German positions started and would mark the beginning of a battle that would last two more months, ending with the securing of Paris.
Three million troops took part in the invasion and the battle would be the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler’s regime in Europe.
Today, let us remember the 45,000 killed in action during the two month battle and the sacrifice that every serviceman and woman made to secure a continent from the grasp of dictators and ensure this country’s freedom.