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1944-06-05 Embarking for Normandy | OK, let's
 go!

1944-06-05 · Porthmouth · United Kingdom

The story

 04.00. A lull in the storm is announced for the morning of June 6. Eisenhower makes
 the decision to launch Operation Overlord.

He pronounces the famous line, "OK, let's
 go!"

Photo: Genera! Dwight D. Eisenhower

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