Thursday, June 07, 2007

63 years ago yesterday

Was D-Day -- the Normandy invasion.

Back then, leaders had some perspective, as this archive BBC report shows:

King George VI broadcast a message last night warning of the "supreme test" the Allies faced and he called on the nation to pray for the liberation of Europe.

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President Franklin D Roosevelt told a news conference the invasion did not mean the war was over.

He said: "You don't just walk to Berlin, and the sooner this country realises that the better."

The BBC has even more, including this neat animation.

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