That Day In June, 1944

June 6. Some elderly people will remember this momentous date; younger ones won’t. Now 56 years ago: D-Day, when thousands were killed, whether in the cold water of the Canal (North Sea) on their way to or on the beaches of Normandy. The drive for the liberation of Western Europe began. For thousands of others the worst was yet to come. First Caen, a crucial intersection south of the landing area (it was rubble when it was finally “secured”). Hitler’s army did not give up easily. In September:...