D Day

Just before D-Day took place 71 years ago today on the shores of France, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower readied allied forces who were about to carry out the historic invasion that would change the course of World War II:. Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, designated at the time … Read more

Riding in the van of the American air spearhead which covered the landing of American Rangers on the coast of France, this reporter had a panoramic view this morning of the D-Day invasion and saw the first Americans come ashore from smoking landing  More commonly known as D-Day, the operation involved 156,000 American, British and … Read more

The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Reuters photo editor Chris Helgren got some 70-year-old D-Day images and went to France and England to photograph the same exact spots full of tourists. The Globe and Mail has an extensive before and after graphic  During one of … Read more

The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Reuters photo editor Chris Helgren got some 70-year-old D-Day images and went to France and England to photograph the same exact spots full of tourists. The Globe and Mail has an extensive before and after graphic  Normandy, France (CNN) … Read more

The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Find out more about the history of D-Day, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com. For these “troops,” death is a remote idea: They are all re-enactors from France, Belgium, the … Read more

The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. The 70th anniversary of D-Day is a time of pride, gratitude and fear. Pride that the generation of '44 had the courage to storm across the English Channel and take the Nazis' Fortress Europa. Gratitude that their self-sacrifice has … Read more

Today marks the anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy by U.S., British, Canadian, and other allies in World War II. The full Normandy campaign. Google has released a new collection as part of its Cultural Institute to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The exhibit features a staggering 470 documents and images, … Read more

Seventy years after the invasion of Normandy, Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has a chance to liberate Europe anew. Tight credit markets have constricted growth in the eurozone and stoked  June 5, 2014. SHARE. France D-Day A remembrance ceremony is held at Pegasus Bridge memorial in Benouville western France, Thursday … Read more