In Case of Failure D-Day Message Following the decision to invade the beaches of Normandy, General Eisenhower jotted down a press release to be used only if the operation failed. Ike’s handwritten note is mistakenly dated “July” 5 instead of “June” 5. The invasion had been delayed for several years so that adequate forces and landing craft could be built up in Britain.  Intricate planning took into account calculations for optimal tide, moon, and weather conditions.  Even after Allied forces embarked on June 5, dicey weather required waiting one more day until June 6, 1944.   You can follow the course of D-Day through more photos and documents to come. -from the Eisenhower Library
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In Case of Failure D-Day Message

Following the decision to invade the beaches of Normandy, General Eisenhower jotted down a press release to be used only if the operation failed. Ike’s handwritten note is mistakenly dated “July” 5 instead of “June” 5.

The invasion had been delayed for several years so that adequate forces and landing craft could be built up in Britain.  Intricate planning took into account calculations for optimal tide, moon, and weather conditions.  Even after Allied forces embarked on June 5, dicey weather required waiting one more day until June 6, 1944.  

You can follow the course of D-Day through more photos and documents to come.

-from the Eisenhower Library

Source: eisenhower.archives.gov

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