June 6, 1944 marked the Allied invasion of Europe into
Normandy, France; an event which marked the beginning of the end for
Hitler's Nazi regime in World War II. Termed "Operation Overlord" it was the largest
air, land, and sea operation undertaken before or since D-Day. The landing
included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 service men.
The Allied Forces suffered nearly 10,000 casualties while more than 4,000
were killed in battle.
The photo below is on the cover of a 78 r.p.m record set that was given to
Governor McNichols in 1957. It was produced by the National Broadcasting
Company as a private collection of excerpts from NBC radio broadcasts on
D-Day. The narrator was Arnold Moss, the script was prepared by Charles
Newton and the program was directed by Morris W. Hamilton. It is part of
the Governors Council of Defense Collection at the Colorado State
Archives. The recordings were copied and digitized for educational
purposes. Below we have links to the digital recordings. |