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Marvin Gilmore

100 yrs old

On June 6 1944 #DDay his all #Black antiaircraft artillery battalion stormed the beaches of #Normandy

“War is gruesome. And I think most soldiers who came back, we don’t talk about it. We really don’t. It’s just, it’s beyond, it’s just beyond your imagination"

His grandparents were born into #slavery

He cofounded the first Black owned and operated commercial #bank in #NewEngland:

They denied him a home loan

#FuckNazis

#BlackHistoryMonth

weartv.com/news/nation-world/8

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Henri Laussucq was the oldest OSS agent in the field. He operated as an advance underground agent in France in preparation for D-Day. He was awarded the Silver Star & recognized by President Truman for his work leading to the success of the D Day landings. He died in 1975. (2/2)

#WW2
#DDay
#SOE
#FSection
#OSS
#France

Photo at this link shows Pres Truman & OSS chief Major General William J. Donovan when Truman gave his personal congratulations to Laussucq for his work.

trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-r

www.trumanlibrary.govD-Day Advance Agent Honored by President Harry S. Truman | Harry S. TrumanPresident Harry S. Truman (left) talks with Henry Laussucq, 62-year-old Pittsburgh artist (right), during an interview at the White House. Also present is Major General William J. Donovan (center), Office of Strategic Services chief for whom Laussucq operated as advance underground agent in France in preparation for D-Day. The President gave Laussucq his personal congratulations on a job well done.

Jan 12, 1882: On this date, Henri Laussucq was born in Bordeaux, France. He immigrated to the US, naturalized as a US citizen, & lived in Pittsburgh. He served with the OSS & SOE F Section, Code name Arimis. Laussucq was delivered to France by submarine on March 22, 1944 (accompanied by fellow OSS operative Virginia Hall). He worked in the SAINT Circuit with an alias of Henri Lassot. (1/2)

#WW2
#DDay
#SOE
#FSection
#OfficeofStrategicServices

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„Das ist keine Ein-Mann-Aktion gewesen, auch wenn Christian Lindner das jetzt so darstellt, sondern es ist vom Parteichef in Auftrag gegeben worden. Noch mal: So schildern es mir Quellen.“

Zeit-Redakteur Robert Pausch am 1. Dezember im Podcast „Was jetzt?“ zum D-Day-Papier der FDP.

Das D-Day-Strategiepapier sei von einem engen und wichtigem Vertrauten Lindners entworfen worden. Sollte der Parteichef also entgegen seiner Aussagen doch von dem Papier gewusst haben, wäre es das Ende seiner politischen Karriere, sagt Veit Medick vom stern bei phoenix:

Das Tragische ist, dass #lindner es nicht nur als Finanzminister geschafft hat, die Ampel-Koalition zu zerstören und durch sein ideologisch motiviertes und wider jeglicher Evidenz gerichtete Festhalten an der #schuldenbremse diesem Land großen Schaden zugefügt hat.

Auch nach seinem Rauswurf verschwendet die Deutsche Öffentlichkeit weiter viel zu viel ihrer kostbaren Zeit mit diesem Kasper.

Wir haben diese Zeit nicht. Wir haben deutlich wichtigere Probleme zu lösen.