D-Day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, June 1944

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Courtesy of National Archives, Eisenhower, Dwight D., "D-Day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force," June 1944

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This document was the written statement from General Dwight D. Eisenhower that was delivered on the eve of D-Day. The statement was written to soldiers, airmen and sailors to show the scope of military action and how significant the joint action would be.

Transcript of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's D-Day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force

Source-Dependent Questions

• How did General Dwight D. Eisenhower describe the outcomes of the American Expeditionary Force's work?
• Consider this statement from the letter, "you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world." How was this different from the characterization of Japanese actions?

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Eisenhower, Dwight D., "D-Day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force," June 1944. Courtesy of National Archives