By Post Editorial Board
A British officer looks at illuminated graves at the Bayeux War Cemetery, in Bayeux, Northwestern France on June 5, 2024, as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. AFP via Getty Images
Operation Neptune was the largest amphibious invasion in history, nearly 160,000 soldiers landing to break Hitler’s hold on Western Europe, backed by even more sailors and the crews of 11,590 aircraft.
They succeeded, and changed the course of history.
All the countless films, TV specials and documentaries are entirely warranted, and still don’t fully capture the heroism of these Americans, Brits and Canadians — supported by Aussies and Kiwis, Free French commandos and the Resistance, with more exiles from Belgium, Norway, Poland, Luxembourg, Greece and Czechoslovakia.
