69 years ago Hitler started construction of what would become the most impressive coastal defenses of all time. This was in response to a successful British ampihib raid on St.. Nazaire . (A very cool read, go clicky). So, YEARS to prepare, millions of tons of concrete into pillboxes and walls prepared specifically to repel EXACTLY what the Allies were going to throw at them. No one at the time would've thought an assault anything but suicide..
2 years later The greatest landing force of all time kicked the door in and started a new front, that combined with Soviets efforts in the east (which far outclassed ours, in the amount of blood and slaughter), ended in Berlin. Without geeking out too much on the history, it was the close of a chapter that started in 1914.
Truly the Greatest Generation. Remember them, read the history, and appreciate what they did.
Thanks for remembering Heath! Better late than not at all!
ReplyDeleteIt's summer, and indoor stuff is pretty low on the priority list ;). It's the first week of June and we didn't have a single acre of Soybeans in.
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