On June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in history began as Allied forces landed on the Normandy coast. Some 160,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen, aboard 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft ...

Thanks to Normandy's unpredictable weather ... World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned ...

The fossils were discovered at the Chalk cliffs at Saint-Jouin-Bruneval in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, on the northern ...

A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting worshipers to "come in and pray for Allied victory" in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Coast Guard LCIs, protected by ...

On 6 June 1944, World War Two allied forces launched one of the most ambitious amphibious attacks in history, landing along 50 miles of the heavily fortified Normandy coast in France and creating ...

Follow the Allies as they land on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944, that will forever be known as D-Day, and then track their hard fought campaign to liberate Paris.

Wreaths were laid at the Cenotaph in St Helier to pay tribute to the 156,000 Allied troops who landed on Normandy's coast on 6 June, 1944, the start of a campaign to liberate Nazi-occupied north ...

Examines the Allied armada's assault on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, and shows how the Allies secured the Normandy coastline after a day of intense fighting.