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 ...

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.

“You are about to embark on the great Crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you.” So began General Dwight Eisenhower’s June 6, 1944, D-Day message to ...

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, became the largest amphibious military assault the world had ever seen. The success of the operation, called Operation Overlord and most ...

D-Day was a pivotal point in World War II and world history. Despite occurring 80 years ago, it is still the largest seaborne invasion in history and is still being analyzed by historians today. Join ...

On the 6th of June 1944, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation in history marked the start of the liberation of ...