#Overlord II

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Narberal Gamma : so-bin ver [Overlord II] 1/8 scale from Alter will be re-released November 2024.

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Albedo • Overlord II F:Nex Figure (1/7) by FuRyu

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X-Play Classic - Overlord I & II Review

Pikmin, if Olimar were also Sauron.

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Order of the Day message delivered to Allied forces from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, prior to the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944.

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USS AUGUSTA (CA-31) off Normandy, while boats from USS ANNE ARUNDEL (AP-76) head for the beaches.

Note: the photo has been retouched AUGUSTA's radars, as well as certain items of equipment that appear to have been mounted in the landing boats.

-Information from Navsource: link

Date: June 6, 1944

NARA: 80-G-45720

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Scream Queen - Meg Foster

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Commemorations Marking The 80th Anniversary Of D-Day Take Place In Portsmouth

Prince William, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Rishi Sunak, his wife Akshata Murtyn, and Foreign Secretary David Cameron attend the UK's National Commemorative Event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, hosted by the Ministry of Defence on Southsea Common on 5 June 2024 in Portsmouth, England.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla lead the commemorative events in Portsmouth ahead of the actual 80th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6th.

Veterans, VIP Guests and school children are attending an event on Southsea Common.

Portsmouth was where tens of thousands of troops set off to Normandy to participate in Operation Overlord.

They established a foothold on the French coast and advanced to liberate northwest Europe.

📸: Andrew Matthews - Pool / Kin Cheung - Pool / Leon Neal / Getty Images

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MAN CRUSH MONDAY

JOSEPH QUINN

Joseph Quinn was born January 26, 1994 in London, England. The 30-year-old English actor is best known for his role as Eddie Munson in the Netflix science fiction horror drama Stranger Things. His other roles include Grunauer in Overlord, Koner in Game of Thrones, Leonard Best in Howards End and Eric in A Quiet Place: Day One. Next up for Joseph is Gladiator II where he will play the character Geta. Joseph is 5 feet and 10 inches tall.

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Decepticon Leaders in:

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Operation Overlord - D-Day:

British men of 4 Commando being briefed by Lt Col R Dawson in preparation for the Normandy landings. 6th June 1944.

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On June 6, 1944, a combined Allied force of 156,115 U.S., British and Canadian troops loaded onto 6,939 ships and landing vessels steamed towards five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region.

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Operation Overlord Normandy, France D-Day: June 6, 1944

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The article "Hell in the Hedgerows: What U.S. Troops Faced in Normandy" by Tom Laemlein, published on The Armory Life, discusses the intense challenges faced by U.S. troops in the Normandy campaign during World War II. After successfully landing on the Normandy beaches, Allied forces encountered the Bocage country’s dense hedgerows, which had not been anticipated in planning. These natural and man-made escarpments created formidable defensive positions for German soldiers. German forces utilized numerous tactics, including the use of machine guns like the MG 42 and MG 34, mortars, anti-tank weapons such as the Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust, and snipers. U.S. troops had to adapt quickly, employing bulldozer tanks, hedge-cutters, and innovative tank-infantry team tactics to overcome these obstacles. This led to gradual gains that eventually opened the road to Paris, showcasing both the ingenuity and resilience of U.S. forces in their efforts to break through the German defenses.

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This Week's Schedule: March 18th - 24th

This week's Schedule is brought to you by...I forgor.

Technical and schedule foibles mean doubling up on last week's schedule. Plus some expected returns to norms and me just really wanting to play UNI 2.

Look forward to it, Batheads. It's Springtime.

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