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Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne ...

Blessent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone ...

A 70 YO radio announcement to remember
D-Day to begin smile
Hell NO! [bleep] internet! The Germans were not supposed to get that information !

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Ze Germans no everyzing...

Not a joking matter, I know, so here it be stated:

Vive la France, vive les Americain, Vive l'anglais.

Vive l'europe.
Very important as recent �lections in EU shown some revival of nationalisms we should not avoid to see.

...and the Allied Divisions hit the beaches this morning at Gold,Sword,Juno,Utah and Bloody Omaha. Horrendous casualties but our Heroes battled onward!!
Your pals from 101 and 82 Airborne Divisions were already at work in back country.

Battle for France was just starting. Normandy's vicious bocage was awaiting the GI's.

On les aura!!!
Originally Posted by grand_veneur
Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne ...

Blessent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone ...

A 70 YO radio announcement to remember


Paul VERLAINE (1844-1896) Chanson d'automne.


Les sanglots longs The long sobs
Des violons Of the violins
De l�automne Of Autumn
Blessent mon c�ur Wound my heart
D�une langueur With a monotonous
Monotone. Languor.
Originally Posted by EvilTwin
...and the Allied Divisions hit the beaches this morning at Gold,Sword,Juno,Utah and Bloody Omaha. Horrendous casualties but our Heroes battled onward!!


Casualties?? Hmmm...read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cold_Harbor

The Yankees lost 7000 men in ONE HOUR!!
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