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 ...

Widely seen as a turning point in World War II, the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day, has long been the subject of viral rumors with varying levels of legitimacy. As the ...

This video revisits the actions of the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day, focusing on their operations around Saint Marcouf on ...

Recreating the look of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division on D-Day takes research, patience, and attention to detail. In ...

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 ...

Eighty years ago Thursday, the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to ...

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 ...

Shay was a combat medic assigned to an assault battalion in the first wave of attack on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (Virginia Mayo/AP Photo) Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a ...

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