Original & Rare D-Day Eisenhower ' June 6, 1944, Order Of The Day ' Printed Leaflet

These June 6, 1944, order of the day printed leaflets were issued by Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Allied forces on the eve of D-Day, the first day of the invasion of Normandy. The message was intended to impress upon the troops the importance of their mission which Eisenhower called a "Great Crusade". Eisenhower had been drafting the order since February 1944 with subsequently 175,000 members of the Allied Forces receiving one.
This rare surviving example is in very good condition with three folds as is typical.

Code: 11542