65 Years ago. D-Day Invasion

Lets remember the thousands of troops that lost their lives 65 years ago today to protect freedom in the world and to ensure our freedom here in the U.S.A

I always like to quote General Eisenhower's D-Day invasion speech:

"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.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41.

The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeat in open battle man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground.

Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men.

The tide has turned.

The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle.

We will accept nothing less than full victory.

Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."

Never released color photos of Hitler

New pictures of Adolf Hitler in color and never released. Check them out at life.com

"Between 1936 and 1945, German photographer Hugo Jaeger was granted unprecedented access to Adolf Hitler, traveling and chronicling, in color, the Fuhrer and his confidants at small gatherings, public events, and, quite often, in private moments. Here, and in several other galleries on LIFE, we now present never-before-published photographs from Jaeger's astonishing -- and chilling -- collection."

Alleged Nazi guard gets stay of deportation

Nazi guard is getting deported to Germany to face a trail on war crimes for 29,000 deaths. You can read the full story here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30210535/

Information Added

We've added more documents to our website. Check out the Events/Documents section and on the right hand side see the "Documents" section.

Also added a Post War Activities section on the same page. We've posted information on the Last Shot Memorial that singles out the 97th Division.

Former Nazi camp guard charged 29,000 times

German prosecutors said Wednesday they have charged retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk with more than 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his time as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, and will seek his extradition from the U.S.
Demjanjuk is accused of participating in the murders while he was a guard at the Nazi camp in occupied Poland between March and September 1943.

You can read the full story here.

Most-wanted Nazi died in 1992

Documents in Egypt are reporting that Dr. Aribert Heim died in 1992.

Born June 28, 1914 in Radkersburg, Austria, Heim joined the local Nazi party in 1935, three years before Austria was bloodlessly annexed by Germany.

He later joined the Waffen SS and was assigned to Mauthausen, a concentration camp near Linz, Austria, as a camp doctor in October and November 1941.

While there, witnesses told investigators, he worked closely with SS pharmacist Erich Wasicky on such gruesome experiments as injecting various solutions into Jewish prisoners' hearts to see which killed them the fastest.

In 1961, German authorities were alerted that Heim was living in Baden-Baden and began an investigation, but when they finally went to arrest him in September 1962, they just missed him — he apparently had been tipped off.

Heim would be 94 today if still alive.

You can read the full report from MSNBC.

Silver Star Finally

Robert Bailey was awarded the Silver Star medal for saving DeBoard’s life in World War II. It took 63 years for him to get the Silver Star.

You can read the full article here:

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081220/TOPSTORIES/812190210