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[–]Ehopper82 9 points10 points ago

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[–]gunluva 1 point2 points ago

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Thanks very much for that link. I've spent an hour and a half there at this point.

[–]phrackattack 36 points37 points ago

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Oh hey look, it's one of the two D-Day photos that get posted to /r/pics twice a month

[–]mydirtystarfish 16 points17 points ago

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[–]SkippyRodriguez 10 points11 points ago

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My great uncle invented those troop carriers, he also commanded the tugboat fleet tha day. Man was a logistical genius. Rear Admiral Edmond Moran. They resurrected the Rear Admiral rank for him because the other admirals were upset that he hadn't gone through the ranks like they did. http://theconnecticutirish.blogspot.com/2011/02/edmond-j-moran.html

[–]GenericDuck 12 points13 points ago

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Did he also have an onion on his belt? As was the custom of the time.

[–]ARi420 4 points5 points ago

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what i feel the camera guy is like.. http://imgur.com/Rfls1

[–]collegehockey 8 points9 points ago

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What purpose do those blimps serve?

[–]the_real_thanos 16 points17 points ago

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[–]voetsjoeba 4 points5 points ago

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"Kirov reporting."

[–]chilie 0 points1 point ago

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I've never looked them up before but I always thought they were for radio communications. Higher being better and such.

Never thought about defence against planes.

[–]the_real_thanos 0 points1 point ago

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Another attribute I have been told is that they are supposed to mess with attacking air fighters; the balloons at a distance and at high speeds look like zeppelins/airships but since their scale is so small it confuses pilots at assessing targets.

[–]ksx___ -1 points0 points ago

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man it's fucked that the germans started adding wire cutters on their planes just so that their pilots wouldn't die while attempting to murder other people.

i don't think i'll ever grasp an understanding of war.

[–]zoidberg1339 1 point2 points ago

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They're practice targets in every training mission in every WW2 flying game ever.

[–]MGDJoker 0 points1 point ago

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So the beach doesn't get strafed by enemy planes. There are steal cables attached to them. I also believe African American soldiers were tasked with getting those up on the beach too.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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I'm pretty sure everybody was fucked getting onto that beach, not just the black people.

[–]isotope123 0 points1 point ago

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Protect from bombs?

[–]Osiris32 2 points3 points ago

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Not to be pedantic, but this wasn't D-Day, but a couple days after, once the beaches were secure enough to stockpile so much stuff out in the open like that.

Still an amazing picture, though.

[–]Enursha 2 points3 points ago

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Terran is so easy, you can tell he is just a-moving

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I wonder why of all the battles during the WW1 and 2 only D-day gets upvoted.

[–]PyroKing617 1 point2 points ago

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Here is another battle for you sir. The turning point in the war...and fuckin planes

[–]pkbowen 1 point2 points ago

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You, sir, chose one of the only pictures I have ever seen of my Grandpa's LST (#262), third from right. He was a carpenter's mate, and won the silver star that day. Thank you.

[–]MADBAKER 1 point2 points ago

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Take a moment to appreciate the balls and skill it took the allies to pull this shit off. most of continental Europe was in German hands, and we just sent all manner of unpleasantness their way from little old England and went on to win the war.

[–]longshot2025 1 point2 points ago

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I was honestly expecting AT-AT's

[–]Drilz24 1 point2 points ago

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[–]ktupvoter 1 point2 points ago

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All those blimps were actually made by Goodyear. That's where they actually got the idea for advertising their name on blimps.

[–]haavarl 1 point2 points ago

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A more accurate description of "epic" than certain modern usages.

[–]iPwnnn 0 points1 point ago

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As what was said in the title of the last d-day picture that was posted.

[–]haavarl 0 points1 point ago

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You, Sir, clearly Pwnnn.

[–]Konradkc 0 points1 point ago

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Blimps look like floating whales!

[–]sonofabear17 0 points1 point ago

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HOLY SHIT!!! FLYING WHALES!!!

[–]getyourbaconon 0 points1 point ago

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The D is for Damn!

[–]Three_of_Swords 0 points1 point ago

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Is this D-Day or day-after-D-Day? D + 1 or whatever?

[–]beergoggles69 0 points1 point ago

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ABD-Day

[–]Toorstain 0 points1 point ago

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...+6 or something

[–]acceptableusername 0 points1 point ago

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Look at you! You have horses! What were you thinking?

[–]redonculous 0 points1 point ago

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Anyone have a larger wallpaper sized version of this?

[–]Agemrepus 0 points1 point ago

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I thought the bomb on the far right was actually a giant bomb on the boat.

[–]pifarm 0 points1 point ago

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No one seems to remember the flying whales

[–]Drumlin 0 points1 point ago

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Here's what I am wondering: Is the beach still stained with blood from the initial invasion?

If so, imagine the impact it must have had on the minds of the troops coming ashore....

[–]swizzler 0 points1 point ago

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oh crap I feel stupid. I spent a good 4 minutes looking for dinosaurs in the picture because I thought the title was "dino d-day."

[–]Tashre 0 points1 point ago

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Yup.

[–]CottageMcMurphy 0 points1 point ago

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Pics or it didn't happen... oh, wait.

[–]Ottotk 0 points1 point ago

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What were the blimps used for?

[–]Enigma776 2 points3 points ago

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[–]Jooshbag 0 points1 point ago

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Wait, I don't see any secret weapons over this area of Normandy....

[–]goldenrod 0 points1 point ago

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My grandfather was there.

[–]draiz830 -2 points-1 points ago

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I swear these wars were setup like a real life game of Risk. Rich pukes watching poor people kill each other and blowup their toys.