On June 6, 1944, after nearly five years of a global war, the invasion of Europe began behind the largest landing force the world had ever seen. The invasion, which became known as D-Day, began as ...
80 years ago today, on June 6, 1944, the infamous invasion of the Allied forces into France, known as D-Day, occurred. What many people don’t realize is how crucial the weather forecast was in order ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. According to the U.S.
The Normandy beaches became a battleground in the struggle to free France and Europe at large from the hold of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion, which included land, sea and air forces, was ...
“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 ...
Monday marks the 78th anniversary of the historic D-Day operation. In the midst of World War II on June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France. More than ...
Struggling to withstand dangerous Nazi attacks on U.S. supply boats, three famous U.S. Navy battleships faced heavy resistance as they closed-in on the German-held Cotentin Peninsula as part of the ...
Tuesday marks the 79th anniversary of the historic D-Day operation. In the midst of World War II on June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France. More than ...