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The D-Day celebrations also usually forget to mention Operation Bagration, a massive soviet offensive in June-August 1944, which is perhaps the biggest German a
by NotPaidToPost 7y ago
The D-Day celebrations also usually forget to mention Operation Bagration, a massive soviet offensive in June-August 1944, which is perhaps the biggest German army defeat in history and is very important to keep in mind in the context of the Allies advance in France.
The fact is that keeping the Russians out of D-Day celebrations and of the D-Day narrative is a political decision.
- Mvandenbergh 7y agoThey also don't commemorate the liberation of Rome (just before) and the departure of Japanese forces from Burma (just after).
- thrower123 7y agoMark Clark basically gave away the chance to encircle and destroy the better part of the Wehrmacht in Italy so he could roll into Rome before D-Day and get the publicity, so that really shouldn't be celebrated.
- zaphirplane 7y agonever heard of it before thanks for educating us wow the casualties over 2 months is just mind boggling