#dday

[theworldatwar]

A squadron of Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, under the command of Lt. Col. Clarence Shoop, fly across the English countryside on their way to France on D-Day, England, June 6, 1944. Photo by FPG

[teenietinytangerine]

Min Yoongi, aka Suga, aka AgustD, aka Yunki, aka Yoongi Marry Me, on D-Day, The Finale

(he's so proud of himself of a successful months of teasing coming to an end with that tattoo)

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

On June 5, 1944, two members of the ‘Filthy Thirteen’ with the 101st Airborne Division, Clarence Ware applies war paint to Charles Plauda, before jumping into Normandy.

The Filthy Thirteen was the name given to the 1st Demolition Section of the Regimental Headquarters Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. They were ordered to secure or destroy the bridges over the Douve River during the Normandy Invasion of Europe in June 1944. Half were either killed, wounded or captured, but they accomplished their mission.

This unit was best known for the famous photo which appeared in Stars and Stripes, showing two members wearing Indian-style “mohawks” and applying war paint to one another. The inspiration for this came from unit sergeant Jake McNiece, who was part Choctaw.

[cirr0stratus]

sketching

[namsoek]

해금 by Agust D

[flowerprintundies]

The Jeff army grows!!! Special shout out to D-Day

[floridaboiler]

source - https://twitter.com/poppypride1

[usnatarchives]

General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s original "D-day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.”

General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s original "D-day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.”

The National Archives holds a multitude of records related to #DDay and its surrounding events:

Records Relating to D-Day

Enlarge Photograph No. 111-SC-194399 (War and Conflict Number 1040); General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. Full victory-