Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. According to the U.S.

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 ...

In July 1944 it became evident it was only a matter of time until Nazi Germany would be defeated. The Allied forces had ...

Decorated Native American veteran Charles Shay died at his home in Bretteville-L'Orgueilleuse in France's Normandy region, ...

D-Day occurred 81 years ago on June 6, 1944. It was the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June to August 1944. This invasion ultimately led to the "Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi ...

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 ...

Now 101, Shay is one of a dwindling number of living D-Day vets. Over the years, he has been a fixture at annual remembrance ceremonies commemorating the June 6, 1944, Allied assault on the beaches of ...

Every June 6 for many years, no matter where I might be, I would make a respectful phone call to my wife’s Uncle Chuck. I simply wanted to let him know that I was thinking about him on the anniversary ...

(CNN) — Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. (CNN) — Friday marks 81 years since D ...