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News 12/05/2023

79th anniversary of D-Day

The programs of the organizations related to tourism in Normandy useful to organize yourself (a lot of information overlaps from one program to another obviously): And last but not least, the...

News 04/05/2023

The official poster for the 79th anniversary of D-Day

The programs of the organizations related to tourism in Normandy useful to organize yourself (a lot of information overlaps from one program to another obviously): And last but not least, the...

Events 13/04/2023

The United States declaration of war of April 6, 1917

Why did the United States enter World War I so late? Two and a half years after the beginning of the war, just 106 years ago, on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Congress declared war on the German Empire....

Augusta Chiwy

Battles 21/12/2022

Augusta Chiwy, "The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne"

The siege of Bastogne took place in atrocious conditions: the american troops were completely encircled by a huge german army, and had to face them 1 against 5 ; these same troops severely lacked...

Battles 17/12/2022

The Malmedy massacre

The Kampfgruppe Peiper was a ferocious armored unit notably composed of 5,000 SS Panzer Grenadiers, 40 new Mark V Panther tanks, 40 Mark IV Panzer tanks, 15 Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyers, 42 King...

Battles 16/12/2022

The departure of the american airborne troops for the Bulge, december 1944

The day following the start of the Battle of the Bulge, in the evening of the 17th December, general Eisenhower decides to send the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions (who were until this point in...

News 17/11/2022

Passing of veterans Tom Rice and Forrest Huffstetler

We just learned about veteran Tom Rice’s passing, last night. He was Staff Sergeant of the C Company of the 501th PIR in the 101st Airborne. We still vividly remember his parachute jump over...

Metropolis Jumelage

News 14/11/2022

Sister city project between Metropolis, city of John Steele, and Sainte-Mère-Eglise

There are coincidences that make so much sense that they become almost unbelievable. Take for example the fact that John Steele, one of the symbols of the airborne landings in Sainte-Mère-Eglise and...

Casablanca - Vue aérienne

Battles 09/11/2022

Casablanca 1942: the only real naval battle between France and USA

Did you know that in addition to the historical first american airborne assault in Oran, another unique event took place during Operation Torch, which is the only real naval battle between the United...

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