The history of the D-Day invasion that changed the course of World War II is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. But the contributions of the women who helped make the Allies’ campaign a success have come into sharper focus.
is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of northern France on June 6, 1944.when she heard the chaos of battle through her headset as she relayed messages between Allied commanders in England and men on the Normandy beaches.
A quartet of WRENS carrying .303 Browning machine guns to the armoury after firing practice, pass a Grumman Wildcat at an airfield somewhere in England, on May 4, 1944. Those who did not join the military had other opportunities to serve. Millions of women worked in defense factories, grew crops and rode motorcycles through the blacked out streets of London to keep firefighters updated on the latest bomb damage as the British government asked them to keep the economy going after men went off to fight.
The bronze monolith is decorated with 17 different uniforms hung on pegs to represent the jobs women took on during the war, then gave up when the men returned.
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