11:00 PM-12:00 AM: June 5th-6th 2016 marks 82 years to the day that the ships and planes gathered in England for the invasioin of Europe departed marking the beginning of Operation: Tonga, Mission Albany, Mission Boston, and Operation: Neptune (known to history as D-Day) and the beginning of the end for the Third Reich

5277795 I thought the beginning of the end for the Reich was the battle of Kursk where the Soviets began their unstoppable push into Germany.

5278185 It could be argued which win was more important but both the victory at Kurst and the victory at the beaches of Normandy both ended the Third Reich

5278185 5278239 Actually, the major turning point in the East was Stalingrad.

5278286 Yeah, I guess it really was