1990 James Gavin, commandant U.S. 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82
1981 Omar Bradley, last U.S. 5-star general, (Normandy) dies in New York at 88
1965 Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76
1953 [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77
1945 George S Patton, U.S. General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60
1945 Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61
1944 Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy
1944 Polish 1st Division occupies Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), Normandy
1944 U.S. 90th/Polish 1st Division occupy Chambois Normandy
1944 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy
1944 Canadian 2nd division conquerors Falaise Normandy
1944 German fieldmarshal Model replaces von Kluge in Normandy
1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy
1944 Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon Normandy
1944 U.S. 30th division reaches suburbs of St-Lo Normandy
1944 Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy
1944 U.S. troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy
1944 Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy
1944 Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy
1944 General Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy
1944 Violent battles in Verrieres-hill (Normandy)
1944 British troops occupy Bourquebus hill range Normandy
1944 1,100 U.S. guns fire 4th of July salute at German lines in Normandy
1944 General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy
1944 British assault at Caen Normandy
1944 King Edward VI visits Montgomery's HQ in Normandy
1944 German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy
1944 U.S. troop march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy
1944 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy
1944 Allies occupy Port-and-Bessin Normandy
1944 Gen Montgomery lands in Normandy, forms HQ in Chateau de Creully
1944 D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France
1944 General Eisenhower postpones South France invasion until after Normandy
1907 James Gavin, U.S., 82nd Airborne Div General, Sicily/Normandy
1905 Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer, long-skirted look
1896 Richard N Gale, English general/airborne commander, Normandy
1886 Paul Paray, Le Treport Normandy, conductor and composer, Artemis Trouble
1885 George S Patton, U.S. general, Sicily/Italy/Normandy, "Old Blood and Guts"
1875 Karl R G von Rundstedt, German gen-fieldmarshal, Normandy
1151 Geoffrey Plantagenet, earl of Anjou/duke of Normandy, dies at 38
1134 Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies
1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik
1113 Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy
1087 William I, The Conqueror, King of England/Duke of Normandy, dies
1035 Robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies
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