page_title: June 6, 1944, order of the day
hierarchical_section_title: June 6, 1944, order of the day
context_page_description: The June 6, 1944, order of the day was issued by Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Allied forces on the eve of D-Day, the first day of the invasion of Normandy. The message was intended to impress upon the troops the importance of their mission which Eisenhower called a "Great Crusade". Eisenhower had been drafting the order since February 1944 and recorded a spoken version on May 28, that was broadcast on British and American radio on D-Day.
context_section_description: The June 6, 1944, order of the day was issued by Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Allied forces on the eve of D-Day, the first day of the invasion of Normandy.  The message was intended to impress upon the troops the importance of their mission which Eisenhower called a "Great Crusade".  Eisenhower had been drafting the order since February 1944 and recorded a spoken version on May 28, that was broadcast on British and American radio on D-Day.
caption: The printed version of the order of the day, with a facsimile of Eisenhower's signature, as distributed to members of the Allied Expeditionary Force
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