Tankers.
On June 6th, 1944, the Allies began Operation Overlord. The objective to this operation called for the invasion of north-west side of Europe. This consisted of landing troops onto the beaches so they can establish a beachhead on the shores of Normandy. The assault phase of the Operation Overlord was called Operation Neptune. It started on D-Day and marked the beginning of The Battle of Normandy. Operation Neptune continued until June 30th, 1944. This ended with the Allies having a strong foothold in Normandy. This continued their push through and eventually ending the operation on August 19th, 1944 as they crossed the River Seine.
Operation Neptune was the first phase of one of the biggest operations in military history. As time goes on we learn more about what happened during that time. This comes from stories for veterans, historians, photos, and recently discovered artifacts. For this activity, we would like to have you go through and find a photo from Operation Neptune or D-Day that interests you most. You can find any photo online as long as it is from the operation. From there, we would like for you to add a couple of paragraphs for why the photo speaks to you.
Those who participate and meet the criteria above will receive 500 gold following the close of the event.
Rules:
- All players are welcome to join the contest but each player can submit only one entry.
- Entries must be written exclusively for this contest.
- Entries must comply with the moral, ethical, and legal standards, as well as with the Forum rules.
- Wargaming gains exclusive rights to the contest entry when you post it on the forum, as outlined in the “10. User Generated Content” section of the Terms of Service.
The submission deadline is June 8th at 06:00 PST (June 8th 13:00 UTC).
Edited by Niko Power WGA, 03 June 2015 - 06:57 PM.