1944: C-Day

They came by land air and sea, coordinating a massive invasion to liberate the good, decent $CHEEZ eating people of France. In a desperate gambit to drive some nondescript (dairy) intolerant oppressors out of the Western Europe, many were lost.

All branches of the military from many nations struck this hammer blow. Many cats were short on proper training. Many soldiers were kittens who had lied about their age - but still, they mustered all they could and gave it their all, so future generations could enjoy their $CHEEZ-based freedoms.

This rare set of pictures reached us from various front-line correspondents and troop liaison officers. Those images received in black and white have been painstakingly colorised as faithfully as possible during the restoration process, to give a truer account of what life was like on the ever-advancing front lines of this brutal campaign.