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Remembering D-Day - Department of Defense

Royal Air Force bombers begin a strategic bombardment of the invasion area, a roughly 50-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France. 1:30-2:30 ...

World War II: D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy

General Eisenhower's determination that operation OVERLORD (the invasion of France) would bring a quick end to the war is obvious in this message to the troops ...

D-Day (June 6, 1944) | World War II (1941-1945) - Library of Congress

D-Day put the Allies on a decisive path toward victory. Beginning with the Normandy beaches, they pushed back against Axis forces until Germany was forced to ...

How D-Day veterans described the Normandy invasion to NPR

More than 150000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. A small handful told NPR about ...

D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe | The National WWII Museum

An immense army was placed in Nazi-occupied Europe, never to be dislodged. Germany was threatened that same month by a tremendous Soviet ...

Learn About D-Day, The Memorial, and Bedford

While the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, usually termed D-Day, did not end the war in Europe—that would take eleven more months—success on that day ...

What is D-Day? Remembering World War II invasion on 80th ...

A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary · Eighty years ago, the D-Day invasion on June 6, ...

80 years after D-Day: A look back at historic mission in photos - KSAT

Nearly 160000 soldiers, 11000 aircraft, 7000 ships and other vehicles participated in what still is the largest seaborne invasion ever.

D-Day timeline - The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Thousands of British and some French troops are evacuated back to the UK from Dunkirk and other ports. ... The Battle of Normandy. AFTER D-DAY: See the Battle of ...

D-Day - Operation Overlord Heritage Site | The United States Army

5 / 8 U.S. paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions fix their static lines in preparation for a jump before dawn over Normandy on D-Day June 6, ...

D-Day and the Normandy Campaign | New Orleans

With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. Paratroopers began landing after ...

AARP Takes a Look Back at D-Day on Its Anniversary

It's been 77 years since the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy in the D-Day invasion. AARP looks at the stories and images of the ...

Learn About D-Day With PBS

"D-Day," June 6, 1944, refers to the Allied forces invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. The invasion, which was a part of a larger ...

A look back at D-Day - Military Times

On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower seized the moment to order airdrops of paratroopers and gliders behind ...

10 Facts About D-Day You Need To Know | Imperial War Museums

On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Codenamed Operation Overlord.

D-Day 80th anniversary: See historical photos of Normandy invasion

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France became the largest amphibious military assault the world has ever seen.

Remembering D-Day: Veterans Look Back 80 Years Later (Part 2)

Eighty years after the Allied invasion of Normandy, two veterans reflect on June 6th, and how one of history's largest military invasions ...

D-day and Operation Overlord - Wisconsin Was There

D-Day, Operation Overlord, commenced the morning of 6 June 1944 at Normandy, France. Wisconsinites who were killed, and those who returned are remembered ...

A Look Back: Scenes from D-Day, the invasion of Normandy

US infantrymen wade through the surf as they land at Normandy in the days following the Allies' June 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France.

75 Years After D-Day, American Veterans Look Back—and Ahead

Everything was burning — vehicles, rubber, ammunition, belts, packs, uniforms, human flesh, “all giving off awful smells,” he says. “The smells ...