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General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, distributed the following Order of the Day to the
military troops right before the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. In complete sentences, discuss
how General Eisenhower appeals to pathos.
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
194041. The united Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats,
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 Fronts have
given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war and
placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned!
The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!
I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle.
We will accept nothing less than full Victory!
Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this
great and noble undertaking.
