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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

09 May 2025 • 5 min read
Photo of a bowl of hominy grits beside servings of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast

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D-Day / H-Hour / J-Day

D-Day is probably best known as a name for 6 June 1944, when Allied troops landed on the coast of German-occupied France during World War II. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history, with over 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troops landing in Normandy, including 23,000 airborne
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