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Major Hogwash

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29. Wow, you ARE from California, aren't you??

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Thu Jun 7, 2012, 03:52 AM

Jun 2012

I had no idea.

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Today is the 68th anniversary of D-Day. [View all] Major Hogwash Jun 2012 OP

Sigh... Fix The Stupid Jun 2012 #1

Yup Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #3

Pretty much, we did. Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #8

:/ nt sudopod Jun 2012 #17

You honestly believe that? Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #20

Wow, you ARE from California, aren't you?? Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #29

WW2 was not won by just Americans Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #45

Not really, no Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #46

Here is the breakdown of the casualties: deaniac21 Jun 2012 #4

Would you care to post the casualties of Britain cwydro Jun 2012 #22

We were only discussing Normandy. My father flew B-29s in the CBI theater deaniac21 Jun 2012 #32

It was an American invasion, led by Americans Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #7

No, it was an ALLIED invasion cwydro Jun 2012 #24

No, it was an American invasion. Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #27

Wrong again. Really, try reading some history books, not the history channel. truebrit71 Jun 2012 #35

Give up on the guy truebrit... cwydro Jun 2012 #38

More British and Commonwealth troops landed in Normandy that day than Americans. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #47

Do not forget the "Resistance"... slor Jun 2012 #12

The Resistance effort has been magnified over time. In actuality they did little. deaniac21 Jun 2012 #33

Bullshit. But thanks for playing. truebrit71 Jun 2012 #36

Did they? I think you need to read some history. But that IS how the story has been told sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #37

Arrival of the 2nd SS Panzer division ' Das Reich' was delayed by 15 days by the Resistance aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #41

At Stalingrad the Soviets were killing 40 Germans a minute.... deaniac21 Jun 2012 #42

Without question aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #43

No. 3 Unit of the No. 10 Commando - German Jews who landed at Sword Beach aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #40

My cousin was in the 29th. Javaman Jun 2012 #2

Wow..there really are no words for just how wrong this post is... truebrit71 Jun 2012 #5

So find some , and tell us why it is wrong. n/t oneshooter Jun 2012 #9

Technically, it's the invasion of France Auggie Jun 2012 #10

Technically, there were two Allied invasions of France. oneshooter Jun 2012 #13

And they were ...? Auggie Jun 2012 #14

The first was the Normandy Invasion. oneshooter Jun 2012 #15

Many thanks. I'd never heard of Dragoon. Auggie Jun 2012 #44

Go read some history. nt cwydro Jun 2012 #25

What part of my post is incorrect? oneshooter Jun 2012 #34

I intended to respond to the OP again. cwydro Jun 2012 #39

Yep. At least it didn't claim the war began in 1941 or something. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #16

Thanks cwydro Jun 2012 #23

Yup. And my neighbors are probably trying to figure MineralMan Jun 2012 #6

I used to know a girl who was born on 6/6/66 Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #11

My dad and uncle were both involved in WW2 SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #18

My two Canadian uncles would disagree about the "American" invasion. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #19

It wasn't an invasion OF American forces in Europe. cwydro Jun 2012 #21

90% of the European war was fought on the eastern front Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #26

Normandy was on the Eastern Front in Russia???? Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #28

Huh? Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #30

One of the most amazing stats I have ever read regarding the eastern front was... Javaman Jun 2012 #31