Subj : Today in History - 1944
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Jun 06 2023 05:01:00

6 June 1944 - ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY: Allied leaders Franklin
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill knew from the start of the war that a
massive invasion of mainland Europe would be critical to relieve
pressure from the Soviet army fighting the Nazis in the east. Initially,
a plan called "Operation Sledgehammer" called for an Allied invasion of
ports in northwest France as early as 1943, but Roosevelt and Churchill
decided to invade Northern Africa first and attack Europe’s "soft
underbelly" through Italy.

According to the D-Day Center, the invasion, officially called
"Operation Overlord," combined the forces of 156,115 U.S., British and
Canadian troops, 6,939 ships and landing vessels, and 2,395 aircraft and
867 gliders that delivered airborne troops.

The idea behind the ruse was to trick the Nazis into thinking that the
invasion would occur at Pas-de-Calais, the closest French coastline to
England. The Allies used fake radio transmissions, double agents, and
even a "phantom army," commanded by American General George Patton, to
throw Germany off the scent.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: C-Ration Soup du Jour
 Categories: Pork, Beans, Vegetables
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      1    Can ham & lima beans; mashed
      1    C-Ration can hot water
           Salt & Pepper
           Generous dash Tabasco
      3 tb Chopped green onion; sauteed
           - in butter, oil, or fat
      4 tb Butter, oil, or fat for the
           - crumbled crackers
           C-ration crackers; crumbled
 
  There is a "soup du jour" on every menu in every
  American restaurant from Maine to 'Frisco. There is
  no reason why the Armed Forces should be an exception.
  The front-line fighting man has one advantage. He
  knows what goes into his soup du jour.
  
  Mash the ham and lima bean misture to a smoothish pulp.
  Combine with a can of hot water and bring to a boil
  stirring briskly all the time. Add Tabasco, salt and
  pepper to taste.
  
  Serve piping hot garnished with crumbled crackers you
  have sauteed in butter, oil, or fat.
  
  RECIPE FROM: The CHARLIE RATION COOKBOOK
               (or "How to eat well in a foxhole.")
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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