And half this number again were French civilians killed by the allied bombardment.
Adrian Blau
82 years ago, on the 6th of June 1944, 160.000 Allied troops crossed the English channel in Operation Neptune, now commonly referred to as D-Day. Op to 9.000 people lost their lives (both Allied and Axis troops) with thousands more missing or heavily injured. #otd #history 🗃️
