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Guaranteed Human.

The Michael Berry Show.

Soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade,

toward which we have striven these many months.

The eyes of the world are upon you.

The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere,

march with you. In company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other fronts,

you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi

tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe and security for ourselves

in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped,

and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since

the Nazi triumphs of 1940, 41.

The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans' great defeat in open battle, man-to-man.

Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home front

have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war and placed at our

disposal of great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned. The free men of the world

are marching together to victory.

I have full competence in your courage,

devotion to duty, and skill in battle.

We will accept nothing less than full victory.

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