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2007-06-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Address of the President on the Fall of Rome - June 5, 1944
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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top

#1 At 12:37 am Eastern War Time 6 June 1944, the AP teletype gave this message:
New York, June 6--(AP)--The German transocean news service has announced that the Allied invasion has begun.

Ten minutes later CBS news put this on the air:
We are interrupting this program to bring you a special bulletin. A bulletin has just been received from the London office of the Associated Press which quotes the German Transocean News Agency as asserting that the invasion of Western Europe has begun.

This report--and we stress it is of enemy origin with absolutely no confirmation from Allied source--says that American landings were made this morning on the shores of northwestern France.

There is as yet no reason to believe that this report is anything more than a German propaganda move or a fishing expedition for information.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 01:04||   2007-06-06 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Realaudio clip here.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 01:26||   2007-06-06 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Gen. Eisenhower's message to the troops just before the invasion. (mp3)
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 02:28||   2007-06-06 02:28|| Front Page Top

#4 First confirmation by Allies
FLASH

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCES ALLIES BEGIN OPERATIONS
ON NORTHERN COAST OF FRANCE.

BULLETIN

THE COMMUNIQUE SAID "UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL EISENHOWER
ALLIED NAVAL FORCES, SUPPORTED BY STRONG AIR FORCES, BEGAN
LANDING ALLIED ARMIES ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF FRANCE."
3:34AM WASHINGTON
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 03:33||   2007-06-06 03:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Gen. Eisenhower addresses the people of western Europe (Realaudio)
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 03:58||   2007-06-06 03:58|| Front Page Top

#6 First eyewitness report of airborne assault on Normandy (Realaudio)
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 04:23||   2007-06-06 04:23|| Front Page Top

#7 D-Day radio address from Pres. Roosevelt, evening of 6 June 1944 (Realaudio)
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-06-06 20:31||   2007-06-06 20:31|| Front Page Top

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