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Re:Soviets say Allied version of D-Day is a 'distortion' of ... by Mvandenbergh on Thursday June 06, 2019 @05:40AM (#20112951)
They also don't commemorate the liberation of Rome (just before) and the departure of Japanese forces from Burma (just after).
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Re:Soviets say Allied version of D-Day is a 'distortion' of ... by thrower123 on Thursday June 06, 2019 @07:29AM (#20113451)
Mark Clark basically gave away the chance to encircle and destroy the better part of the Wehrmacht in Italy so he could roll into Rome before D-Day and get the publicity, so that really shouldn't be celebrated.
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