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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, First Lt. John Spalding of Owensboro led 32 men of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division onto Omaha Beach. They were among the first Americans to charge through the surf and up the ...

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 ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf ...

Crucial weather forecasts helped allied forces invade on D-Day. Storm forecasts changed history. Today's forecasts still benefit from the science developed during WW2. On June 6, 1944, the Allied ...

German Corporal Helmut Müller sat behind 3 meters of reinforced concrete, believing he was invincible. Then the first ...