D Day

71st Anniversary of D-Day Invasion Observed

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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

June 6, 1944, D-Day marked with ceremonies and personal remembrances

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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

Obama, Putin come face-to-face in France at D-Day event

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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

Lost Fathers of Normandy: Children of D-Day Seek Answers

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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

Muskegon's LST-393 landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day

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Peter Macdiarmid has taken photographs of locations in France and England to match with archive images taken before, during and after the D-day landings. The Allied invasion to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi  British World War II veteran Bernard Jordan returned to his nursing home to applause on Saturday after sneaking away unannounced to attend … Read more

British WWII Veteran Returns Home After Sneaking Off to D-Day Remembrance

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(CNN) — That year it was a Tuesday. June 6. My father turned on the radio that morning, as usual. This time, we heard: "Under the command of Gen. Eisenhower, Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces, began landing Allied armies this morning His remarks at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha … Read more