by Eric Hogan
Looking at D-Day through the actions of three of Operation Overlord’s bravest soldiers.
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American troops approach Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Army Signal Corps/National Archives/Handut via Reuters
The single most important day of the 20th century was 79 years ago on June 6, 1944: D-Day. The official code name for the World War II Allied campaign launched that day was Operation Overlord.
On that momentous day, it was determined whether the Allies, who had assembled the largest amphibious force in history, would successfully establish a beachhead on the Normandy coast of France. From there, they would begin the liberation of Western Europe from the four-year occupation of Nazi Germany.
About the Author
Eric Hogan is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Mercer University Law School, and a retired real-estate developer (on Tybee Island, Ga.) His father and two uncles were veterans of World War II and sparked his lifelong interest in the history of the war.
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The single most important day of the 20th century was 79 years ago on June 6, 1944: D-Day. The official code name for the World War II Allied campaign launched that day was Operation Overlord.
On that momentous day, it was determined whether the Allies, who had assembled the largest amphibious force in history, would successfully establish a beachhead on the Normandy coast of France. From there, they would begin the liberation of Western Europe from the four-year occupation of Nazi Germany.
About the Author
Eric Hogan is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Mercer University Law School, and a retired real-estate developer (on Tybee Island, Ga.) His father and two uncles were veterans of World War II and sparked his lifelong interest in the history of the war.
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