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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jun 5, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 0 On June 6, 1944, Allies staged the opening invasion of France on a 100-mile front along the Normandy ...

D-Day was a turning point that showed the Allies' strength, strategy, and willingness to sacrifice for their country. Eighty-one years ago, the beaches of Normandy changed the course of World War II ...

On the morning of June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, marked a turning point in World War II. Over 150,000 troops landed on French soil, launching one of the largest ...

It has been 81 years since young American soldiers risked and in many cases lost their lives during the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. New Hampshire had many direct connections to that day ...

On June 6, 1944, 29 amphibious Sherman DD tanks launched toward Omaha Beach. Only two reached shore. Rough seas tore their canvas skirts and flooded their engines before they could support the ...

The largest amphibious invasion in history was launched on June 6, 1944, when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. For this year’s 81st ...

"Ouistreham, Normandy - 'Sword' beach and battlefield on D-Day, 1944. Lest we forget" by TeaMeister is licensed under CC BY 2.0. “So much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both ...

June 6, 1944, 81 years ago, it was D-Day as thousands of young men stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. Although from many different nations, they had one purpose, one goal: to free people from ...