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Aug 2024
1h 7m

D-Day: The Road to Paris

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We conclude our D-Day story. What happened after the sixth of June? Three months of bitter fighting across Normandy. Hundreds of thousands of casualties. And, as Operation Overlord draws to a close, the fate of Paris hangs in the balance… A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. As featured on D-Day: The Tide Turns. A special thanks to Legasee for the ... Show More
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