Original U.S. WWII SHAEF Eisenhower Letter Sent to the Troops Before D-Day with Scrapbook Page Antique Wheellock Firearms together with the XII Corps

together with the XII Corps under the command of Former Army of the Potomac commander Joseph Hooker

while other ranks had cords in their branch-of-service colors

M1905 bayonet dated 1921

Theirs was a defensive position

Original U.S. WWII SHAEF Eisenhower Letter Sent to the Troops Before D-Day with Scrapbook Page Antique Wheellock Firearms together with the XII CorpsOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an outstanding scrapbook page which provides phenomenal provenance that these letters were issued to members of Allied Forces prior to D Day. This page, measuring 11 x 14 , contains an original D Day Eisenhower Message to the Troops letter as issued to allied forces prior to embarkation for the Normandy Landings in June 1944. The letter measures 6 x 9 and is in fair condition, with some heavy folding and very