On the morning of June 6, 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s statement to the troops of the Allied Expeditionary Forces was issued. His words of encouragement were written in hopes that the invasion of France would bring a quick end to the war in Europe.
On June 5, 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote this message that was to be used if the Allied invasion of France failed. Eisenhower, who penned this message the night before the invasion, mistakenly dated it July 5 instead of June 5.
Sources: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum