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marybourg

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1. Everyone knew a landing was imminent

Reply to Thunderbeast (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2024, 03:37 PM

Apr 2024

and was very dependent on the weather in the Channel. Weather reports like that one had probably been printed for several days in order to satisfy people’s extreme interest and desire to guess at the timing.

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Everyone knew a landing was imminent marybourg Apr 2024 #1

The weather had been bad for at least three days before the landing. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #2