Eisenhower’s D-Day Eve Letter To The Troops

From Letters of Note:

On the evening of June 5th, 1944, just hours prior to the D-day landings in Normandy, copies of the letter seen – Eisenhower’s Order of the Day – were distributed to members of the allied forces. The meticulously crafted, highly encouraging call-to-arms was drafted by Eisenhower himself over a period of four months, and remains one of the most important documents in military history.

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