So many things could have gone wrong with the invasion of Normandy, but D-Day (June 6, 1944) proved to be the beginning of the end of the war in Europe, as Germany faced a full-scale assault on two fronts by the American, British, and Canadian military.
Image: Robert L. Sargent, Into the Jaws of Death, June 6, 1944. (National Archives, 513173)
On June 2, 2022, our curators discussed D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. They were joined by Professor Michael Neiberg, Chair of War Studies at the US Army War College, who gave an overview of the battle and examined letters illustrating how Americans learned about and reacted to the invasion.
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On June 6, 1944, as Allied forces numbering approximately 160,000 troops landed along fifty miles of coastline in Normandy, France, Moe Weiner wrote to his wife, Sylvia.
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