D-Day

Main4ce · Post by **Main4ce** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:14 am

Just a quick reminder to let you all know that tomorrow is D-DAY + 67 years

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day

They should never be forgotten!

FuelPump · Post by **FuelPump** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:54 am

thor · Post by **thor** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:40 am

thanks for the reminder... One of the most important days in the world.

Pegasusbelgar · Post by **Pegasusbelgar** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:55 am

Yep very important day. <S>

Kizmet · Post by **Kizmet** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:37 am

Take a little private time today, to sit, silently, and consider what these people did for us over 60 years ago. Ask yourself if you could sacrifice as much; then pray that you never have to.

S!.

Main4ce · Post by **Main4ce** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:16 pm

Sorry guys....should have told you early, I but some text at the top of our mainpage:

The Virtual Dambusters

Today is a Day for remembering, the 6th of June! On this day in 1944 Many lost there lives for a future wish. We should all Honor their wishes and in doing so, honor what they died for! To today is D-Day. We salute all that fought and feel for all those who had losses!....

I not the best writer, but I hope you like it ok...

Kizmet · Post by **Kizmet** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:20 pm

It did just fine main4ce. Good sentiment.

Reddog · Post by **Reddog** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:43 pm

S! nice touch Scott, they will not be forgotten S!

Tzulscha · Post by **Tzulscha** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:07 pm

Salute to the men on both sides!

The Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day.

Total Allied casualties on D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. The Canadians lost 946 casualties. The US forces lost 6603 men.

Casualties on the British beaches were roughly 1000 on Gold Beach and the same number on Sword Beach. The remainder of the British losses were amongst the airborne troops: some 600 were killed or wounded, and 600 more were missing; 100 glider pilots also became casualties. The losses of 3rd Canadian Division at Juno Beach have been given as 340 killed, 574 wounded and 47 taken prisoner.

The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach.

The total German casualties on D-Day are not known, but are estimated as being between 4000 and 9000 men.

Naval losses for June 1944 included 24 warships and 35 merchantmen or auxiliaries sunk, and a further 120 vessels damaged.

Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy. This figure includes over 209,000 Allied casualties, with nearly 37,000 dead amongst the ground forces and a further 16,714 deaths amongst the Allied air forces. Of the Allied casualties, 83,045 were from 21st Army Group (British, Canadian and Polish ground forces), 125,847 from the US ground forces. The losses of the German forces during the Battle of Normandy can only be estimated. Roughly 200,000 German troops were killed or wounded. The Allies also captured 200,000 prisoners of war (not included in the 425,000 total, above). During the fighting around the Falaise Pocket (August 1944) alone, the Germans suffered losses of around 90,000, including prisoners.

Today, twenty-seven war cemeteries hold the remains of over 110,000 dead from both sides: 77,866 German, 9386 American, 17,769 British, 5002 Canadian and 650 Poles.

Between 15,000 and 20,000 French civilians were killed, mainly as a result of Allied bombing.
(from wikianswers)

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