D-Day Anniversary (June 6, 1944)

D-Day Anniversary (June 6, 1944)

From History of North America by History of North America

June 6, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the events of D-Day, including addresses by General Eisenhower and President Roosevelt.

An address by Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower was delivered to troops participating in Operation Overlord involving armed forces from America, Great Britain, and Canada. On the night of June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt went on national radio to address the nation for the first time about the Normandy invasion. His speech took the form of a prayer.  Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/diOtjjXGSHo which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. D-Day books available at https://amzn.to/3ROEbqR   WW2 books available at https://amzn.to/4obj0Lu   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel:  https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet    Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast   Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Vinet

Topics covered

  • D-Day
  • World War II
  • Operation Overlord
  • Eisenhower
  • Roosevelt
  • Normandy invasion

Keywords

  • D-Day
  • June 6, 1944
  • Eisenhower
  • Roosevelt
  • Normandy
  • Operation Overlord
  • World War II

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Allied Commander

Books & works: D-Day

Places: America, Great Britain, Canada

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