Happy Danniversary

Today is the 62nd anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as D-day, marking a major turning point in the progress of the second world war for the Allies.

Happy D-anniversary!

Anyway, here's a recently declassified photo of the Council of Trent (at Trent, New Jersey) showing the planning for D-day only days before implementation.

Strange how these kinds of anniversaries invariably make me think of Dr. Strangelove, the movie.

No, there's no hidden jab there. Perhaps I tend to lump together most WWII era black and white documentaries and dramas. I was watching "It's a Wonderful Life", the 1946 Frank Capra classic starring the late great Jimmy Stewart (If your thinking of NYPD Blue, that's Jimmy Smits) the other day and I also started thinking about Dr. Strangelove. I guess there was enough of a connection to trigger my spidey sense.

Here's another photo taken from the Council of Trent, of President Roosevelt on the phone with General Eisenhower(not shown).

Sadly, although Mr. Roosevelt was instrumental in the planning process he did not survive to see the end of WW II. In an ironic twist of fate, 1945 marked the end of WW II as well as the presidency of Roosevelt as he passed away in April of that year, with Harry S. Truman taking the reigns as the next American president.

Here's a photo of fireworks during a celebration in Japan marking the end of WW II in September.


Posted by Stan the Almighty