Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...

Omaha Beach is an incredible, moving D-Day site in Normandy, and we loved visiting. From standing on the beach, to Pointe du Hoc, to the American Cemetery, to the museums in the area, we were so ...

WIESBADEN, Germany — Over 80 years ago, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in a bold assault that changed the course of history and set the standard for coalition warfare. The lessons ...

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

On June 6, 1944, Allied planes, ships, vehicles, supplies, and men from the United Kingdom, United States, France, and Canada stormed the coast of occupied France's Normandy region in numbers so ...

Charles Norman Shay, a Native American who risked his life to save “countless” fellow soldiers during the D-Day landings near ...

Because Omaha Beach was the bloodiest landing beach, the US Army lost the most men in the amphibious landings. Some 2,500 American troops died in the beach assault and airborne operations on D-Day, ...

Five years into World War II, the Allies were squeezing the Nazis from two sides. In Western Europe, Allied forces had managed to slow Adolf Hitler's ruthless expansion across the continent. Meanwhile ...