For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
1 John 5:4 On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history in Normandy, France, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the massive assault involved nearly 160,000 troops, 7,000 naval vessels, and 12,000 aircraft. Fifteen nations were involved in the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France (Free French forces), Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe/ Zambia, then under British administration), Luxembourg, and the Dutch). All of them were determined to bring about the liberation of Europe from the claws of Tyranny brought about by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. By the end of the day, over 10,000 Allied troops would become casualties. But a foothold would be gained, bringing about the inevitable downfall of Fascist control over Europe.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a special prayer over the invasion, and the following is a quotation from it: “Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith. They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.”
