This story took place on the tenth day following the D-Day landings as one armored battalion struggled to free themselves of the hedgerows, placate their slogan-loving general and ultimately make that dinner date in far-off Paris. You will get a sense of the business-like mood that prevailed among front-line army men and learn which armored vehicles were involved in this assault on Nazi-occupied France.
FDR’s D-Day prayer can be read here
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