General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers prior to D-Day.
"Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. 'Full victory-nothing less' to paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe." Eisenhower is meeting with US Co. E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Strike) of the 101st Airborne Division, photo taken at Greenham Common Airfield in England about 8:30 p.m. on June 5, 1944. The General was talking about fly fishing with his men as he always did before a stressful operation.
WW2 general dwight eisenhower meeting with paratroopers from 502nd parachute infantry regiment just before they load up for the drop on normandy COLORIZED Gen Eisenhower speaks with 1st Lt. Wallace C. Strobel and men of Company E of the 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on the evening of 5 June 1944. The placard around Strobel's neck indicates he is the jumpmaster for chalk 23 of the 438th TCG. also men of the 82nd Airborne Division note the Mohawk hair style .
also ike visiting army units probably in a previous day in june also woman and child by armoured vehicles ready for the invasion also ike in a briefing with other senior officers also with US president franklin d roosevelt eating a sandwhich ( not in normandy) army combat soldiers 101st airborne division with mohawk style haircuts paint each others faces with face paint on the eve of their jump into the invasion of normandy supreme commander dwight eisenhower gives the order of the day full victory nothing else to paratroopers of the 101st airborne division at the royal air force base in greenham common england three hours before the men board their planes to participate in the first assault wave of the invasion of the continent of europe possibly jake mcniece
