Dedicated in 2000 as the national d-day museum and now designated by congress as america’s national wwii museum, the institution celebrates the american spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage. Truman designated may 8 as v-e day and most of the western allies followed suit. The soviets, however, designated may 9 as v-e day or soviet.
D-day timeline on june 6, 1944, western allied forces launched operation overlord, the massive allied invasion of normandy, france, to liberate nazi-occupied europe. The day after liberation, the extraordinary soviet state commission for the investigation of the crimes of the german-fascist aggressors began their investigation into the crimes committed at auschwitz. D-day initially set for june 5, d-day was delayed due to poor weather.
With a small window of opportunity in the weather, eisenhower decided to go—d-day would be june 6, 1944. The national wwii museum commemorates the day that will live in infamy through articles, oral histories, artifacts, and more.
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