EJ Br🕊kkenrijder

De Leeuwin heeft welpen, Oeteldonk, Laphroaig, Wilier, van Nicholas, FC Den Bosch, Oetelpedia, Keelschraper, Speciaal Bier, Schotland, Echinops ritro

[EJ Br🕊kkenrijder @EJB1966]

@vester71 Vriendelijk zijn naar mijn schoonmoeder! Kan zij ook niet naar mij……

[British Poles @britishpoles]

Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade of General Stanisław Sosabowski was transferred under the British command on 6 June 1944. The unit, along with other airborne and land forces, fought in the Market Garden Operation and the Battle of Arnhem. Sosabowski was unjustly made a scapegoat for the failure by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
The Polish Armed Forces made substantial contributions to the Allied victory over Germany during WWII, fighting on land, sea, and in the air.
@Professor_Hal

[Kevin Prenger @Kevin_Prenger]

De avond van 5 juni 1944 bezocht Eisenhower de 101st Airborne: "Ik ben gebleven tot het laatste vliegtuig in de lucht was", zei hij. @KJvanWijk wijst erop dat de bevelhebber tranen in z'n ogen had toen hij weg reed. "Well... it's on."

#EchtePostIsZoveelLeuker ✉️

[Ministry of Tartan @MinistryTartan]

Do not call me hero,
Each night I stop and pray,
For all the friends I knew and lost,
I survived my longest day

Do not call me hero,
In the years that pass,
For all the real true heroes,
Have crosses, lined up on the grass

Excerpt from ‘The Longest Day’ by Rob Aitchison

#DDay

[Roy Grinwis @RoyGrinwis]

𝟔 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐢 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟒 – 𝐃-𝐃𝐚𝐲

"𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑙𝑑, 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑙𝑑.
𝐴𝑔𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚, 𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑛."

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

D-Day veterans mark 82nd anniversary as nearly 100 British names added to memorial https://t.co/7kFcSmk08n

[Polish Heritage Flight @FlightPolish]

Polish Air Force on D-Day – 6 June 1944
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷🇵🇱

On D-Day 11 of 16 Polish Squadrons flew in support of the Normandy landings.

• 131 (Polish) Wing (Spitfire IXs): 302, 308 & 317 Squadrons provided low cover over Sword & Juno beaches, fighter sweeps, and ground attack.

• 133 Wing (Mustangs): 306 & 315 Squadrons escorted gliders for US 82nd & 101st Airborne.

• 303 Squadron (Spitfire) flew multiple beachhead sorties.

Bomber squadrons also took part: Lancasters of 300 Sqn deceived the Germans, Mosquitos of 305 struck targets, Wellingtons of 304 hunted U-boats, and 301 (1586 Flt) delivered agents to the Resistance.

We know from first hand accounts that many Polish Airmen believed that the Invasion of France was a step closer to going home… this alas, despite Allied Victory in Europe was not to be.

Please help us fly them home this August.

https://t.co/nNLcFK5vTE

#DDay80 #PolishAirForce #Normandy1944 #Spitfire #RAF #OperationOverlord #ww2

[Scotty @Scott9946Mellow]

Remember the fallen 🙏

[War Times @wartirnes]

D-Day in Color: Reinforcements Secure the Beachhead 🇺🇸🇬🇧

The Normandy beachhead is now firmly in Allied hands as supply convoys, DUKWs, and fresh troops continue moving inland after the initial assault.

German prisoners are gathered under guard while Coast Guard rescue boats and hospital ships work offshore to recover survivors and evacuate the wounded.

A sweeping panoramic view reveals the massive scale of the secured beachhead, now packed with ships, vehicles, supply depots, and the wreckage left behind by the invasion.

The largest amphibious invasion in history was now firmly underway.

[Jane @JaneFranklin99]

100-year-old veteran Ken Hay at Colleville-Montgomery ahead of today’s D-Day service. Ken landed at Juno Beach on D-Day +5. @ForcesNews

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

This day in history 6 June 1944, #DDay, British soldiers landed in Normandy alongside Allied forces to begin the liberation of Europe 🪖

Today, we remember their courage, sacrifice, and service 🫡

Lest we forget.

[101st Airborne Div. @101stAASLTDIV]

Before sunrise in Normandy, thousands of flags were placed to honor thousands of lives.

@DeptofWar | @USArmy | @USArmyEURAF | @18airbornecorps | @usabmc | @SETAF_Africa | @173rdAbnBde

[EJ Br🕊kkenrijder @EJB1966]

@redangel2009 Papieren prop in de teruggave bakje plaatsen en ‘s avonds ‘zakgeld’ ophalen!

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Did you know that the first women to land on the Normandy beachhead in June 1944 were nurses of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service?

Their task was to establish a field hospital for 600 wounded soldiers.

They succeeded.

Please remember these heroines who saved lives:

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Do please post something today on your X page, in honour of our Allied heroes.

They deserve to be remembered on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

[EJ Br🕊kkenrijder @EJB1966]

Vandaag 82 jaar geleden kleurde Franse kust ‘rood’. Geallieerden probeerden de stijle kust op te komen om de Duitse bunkers uit te schakelen. Het strand lag vol versperringen en mijnen. Niets hielt de Geallieerden tegen.
#LestWeForget #Liberty
#Dday

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[EJ Br🕊kkenrijder @EJB1966]

@vester71 CruyffCourt voetbal!

[EJ Br🕊kkenrijder @EJB1966]

@vester71 Wiederguhtmachungsschnitzel

[EJ Br🕊kkenrijder @EJB1966]

Zijn er meer mensen in en omgeving #Engelen die last van de #waterdruk hebben uit de kranen?