This 15-page slideshow tells the story of D-Day, with plenty of pictures and interesting facts to keep the kids engaged. It is set to manual advance, so click on the screen to turn the pages.
General Eiseinhower released this inspirational statement just before the Allied forces set off for France. We ask children to read the statement and describe how it made them feel in a letter home to their parents.
Here is a photo of the D-Day statement to the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, sent by General Eisenhower just before the D-Day landings took place.