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Dwight Eisenhower giving orders to American paratroopers in England, June 6, 1944
Dwight Eisenhower giving orders to American paratroopers in England on June 6, 1944

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D-Day
June 6, 1944

Early in the morning of June 6, 1944, Americans heard on their radios that thousands of American and British soldiers had landed on the beaches of northern France. They were fighting German soldiers. This day marked the beginning of the end of one of the bloodiest wars ever: World War II.

Where were your grandparents and great-grandparents during the Second World War?

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