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General Eisenhower Addresses Paratroopers Prior to D-Day Assault

96-758
Accession Number
96-758
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350879556
Keywords
Generals
Normandy Invasion, 1944 (Military operation)
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
People Pictured
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Army

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
General Dwight Eisenhower addresses paratroopers prior to the first assault of the invasion of Europe. "Full victory - nothing else" is the order of the day. From: This photograph was obtained by the Harry S. Truman Library for a World War II exhibit, probably from the National Archives.
Date(s)
June 5, 1944