Western Front – Battles and Book Reviews

D-Day 73rd Anniversary

This is an annual tradition at Battles and Book Reviews. This year is the 73rd anniversary of the Allied Landings at Normandy in France during WWII. Just a reminder for everyone to stop today and take a moment to reflect… Continue Reading →

D-Day 72nd Anniversary

This is an annual tradition at Battles and Book Reviews. This year is the 72nd anniversary of the Allied Landings at Normandy in France during WWII. Just a reminder for everyone to stop today and take a moment to reflect… Continue Reading →

6 June 2016

D-Day 71st Anniversary

Just a reminder for everyone to stop today and take a moment to reflect on the events that happened 68 years ago today on the shores of Normandy in France. This is the day that the Allies opened up… Continue Reading →

5 June 2015

D-Day 70th Anniversary

5 June 2014

The Battle of Pfaffenheck – 15-17 March 1945

I recently read The Armored Fist a unit history of the US 712th Independent Tank Battalion in WWII. One of the events described in detail in the book is the Battle for the town of Pfaffenheck in between the Rhine… Continue Reading →

29 March 2014

D-Day 69th Anniversary

5 June 2013

D-Day 68th Anniversary

6 June 2012

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