June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most ...

Both Crow and Waltz performed a parachute jump over Normandy with French paratroopers five years ago, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. "There's no better way to get you out of the airplane than ...

Those who travel to the Normandy beaches to pay their respects around the anniversary of D-Day have been able since 2021 to visit a new memorial, the British Normandy Memorial – close to the ...

Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, addressing Allied troops before the Normandy landing Eighty Native American delegates have traveled to France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

It was a story that took months of planning and coordination across a half-dozen countries and two continents: the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that marked the turning point for the Allied ...

Narrated by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, the documentary D-DAY: OVER NORMANDY focuses on the personal stories of those who served in the Second World War. The modern-day aerial ...

The Normandy town was at the heart of D-Day drop zones in 1944, when paratroopers jumped in darkness into gunfire, many scattering far from their objectives. Sunday’s jumpers were from an ...

D-Day: Paratroopers land in France to mark 75th anniversary Throughout the day ... US and Canadian forces - had landed on Normandy's beaches, despite challenging weather and fierce German defences.