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General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers prior to D-Day.

"Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. 'Full victory-nothing else' to paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe." Eisenhower is meeting with US Co. E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Strike), photo taken at Greenham Common Airfield in England about 8:30 p.m. on June 5, 1944.

CREDIT: U.S. Army. "Dwight Eisenhower giving orders to American paratroopers in England." 1944 June 5. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.


Memoir by Wallace C. Strobel about this photo (seen wearing the number 23 around his neck): http://www.historyaddict.com/Ike502nd.html
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This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division under the digital ID cph.3a26521
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U.S. Army photograph. No. SC 194399.

Source: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/eisenhower/aa_eisenhower_dday_2_e.jpg from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/eisenhower/aa_eisenhower_dday_2_e.html from

Source of higher resolution copy: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. LC-USZ62-25600. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a26521

This higher resolution version DOD Still Asset # HDSN9902699 http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/1999/DoD/HD-SN-99-02699.JPEG

Previously uploaded to en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
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Created: 1944-06-06


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Uploaded to en:Wikipedia: 2004-06-04 (first version); 2006-11-10 (last version)
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Created by unidentified U.S. Army photographer.
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Public domain This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.


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Original uploader was Raul654 at en.wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Davepape at en.wikipedia.

A previous lower resolution version uploaded to Commons 12:59, 28 March 2005 by User:John N. as Image:101. - Eisenhower.jpg

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  • 2006-11-10 16:17 Davepape 1192×956×8 (206775 bytes) full resolution from library of congress
  • 2004-06-04 04:45 Raul654 580×459×8 (42727 bytes)

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current23:22, 7 August 20071,192×956 (202 KB)Howcheng (Reverted to earlier revision)
01:22, 28 April 20072,673×2,144 (775 KB)Night Gyr (higher resolution, higher contrast version from defenselink.mil)
11:13, 28 November 20061,192×956 (202 KB)Kimchi.sg ({{Information |Description= General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers on D-Day. CREDIT: U.S. Army. "Dwight Eisenhower giving orders to American paratroopers in England." 1944 June 6. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress)