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Article: D-Day: Mighty roar that won us the day; The D-Day landings marked a turning point in World War II. The occasion also provided the backdrop for a battle of wits between an array of intriguing personalities, as Peter Woodman explains.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- June 5, 2004
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Byline: Peter Woodman
A s D-Day dawned, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill feared he would be woken in London to be told of massive casualties.
In contrast, German leader Adolf Hitler, attending a reception near Salzburg in Austria, greeted the reports of the Normandy landings with enthusiasm.
'The news couldn't be better. Now we have them where we can destroy them,' said 55-year-old Hitler.
Even then, Austrian-born Hitler was convinced that the invasion was a mere prelude or decoy for a real invasion, which would occur at a later ...