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Quotation from Order of the Day, 6 June 1944 by Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.”
Order of the Day, 6 June 1944, Paragraph 2 (National Archives transcription (1944 order))
The frank warning about the German defenders.
Citation: "Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely." — Dwight D. Eisenhower, Order of the Day, 6 June 1944, Paragraph 2 (National Archives transcription (1944 order)). (id d-day-order-of-the-day-q3)
Virtues: Prudence
Portrait: Eisenhower d-day, Unknown U.S. Army photographer, Public domain.
