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General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in charge of all forces involved in the Normandy landing, speaks to paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division on the eve of D-day, 5 June 1944.
190529-F-ZZ999-1002C.JPG Photo By: National Archives

WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, talks to members of the 82nd Airborne Division as they prepare for the massive paratrooper operation that began just after midnight, June 6, 1944, in Normandy.


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