General Eisenhower talks with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division on the eve of D-Day
General Eisenhower talks with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division on the eve of D-Day

 

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) talks with fighters of the E-company of the 502nd regiment of the 101st Airborne Division before loading them into aircraft on the eve of the airborne landing in Normandy (D-Day). Greenham Common Airfield, Berkshire, England.

The photo also contains: Marine Assistant of General Dwight D. Eisenhower – Harry Butcher; Second from right: UK spokesman Brigadier Sir James “Jimmy” Gault.

 

 

Location: Greenham Common Airfield, Berkshire, England
Date: June 5, 1944

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