America Remembers D-Day – June 6th 1944 [VIDEO]

On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies were in Europe again.

The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -- but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler. Here is footage from Saving Private Ryan in 1998, which depicts war very realistically. Good Bless The Greatest Generation (Caution- Video is very graphic, parents use your own discretion)