How did a US soldier feel after surviving Normandy landings?

This fluke of history is doubly ironic since no other decisive battle has ever been so thoroughly reported for the official record. While the troops were still fighting in Normandy, what had happened to each unit in the landing had become known through the eyewitness testimony of all survivors. read more

Germans Held by the Soviets Conditions were brutal. Food was scarce and labour was hard, and many died, especially in the harsh wintercodnitions. read more

Ceaseless training (2 years June 1942-June1944) Being 'keyed up' to the utmost (the landing was scheduled for June 1 but held up by delay/weather to 6 June). Preparation by the tons and tons of supplies. read more