VETERANS: Remembering the heroines behnd the scenes

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13485097/The-women-D-Day-possible.html

The women who made D-Day possible: How crucial work under-the-radar helped the Allies stage daring Normandy invasion to liberate Western Europe from Nazi tyranny 
By Cameron Roy
Published: 10:56 EDT, 2 June 2024 | Updated: 11:42 EDT, 2 June 2024

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Eighty years ago this week, 156,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in France on D-Day to Liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny.

It is one of the most well-remembered battles in history, with annual remembrance ceremonies taking part on the famous beaches where thousands of men died.

But some argue the celebration of the role women played in helping the Allies prepare for the invasion has been neglected in comparison.

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Here’s two women’ memoirs that would make an eye opening read.

Too soon we forget how “war” consumes huge amounts of resources and leaves behind a legacy that shouldn’t be forgotten.

Sigh!

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