One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...

Utah Beach Utah Beach was one of the two American landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Situated on the Cotentin Peninsula, it was the westernmost beach of the five Normandy landings. Despite the ...

You can visit this cemetery daily, from about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., depending ... Learn more on the cemetery's website. Normandy American D-Day Beaches Full Day Tour from Bayeux (1513 ...

but the highest-ranking American figure to storm the beaches during the invasion of Normandy. And he did so armed only with a cane and a pistol. A veteran of the First World War, Roosevelt was ...

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip that's especially popular with travelers interested in seeing Monet's house and gardens or the D-Day Beaches. But if you only ...

You just went and did it.” Goss was among the first Americans to arrive on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Today, Goss is one of an estimated 100 to 150 World War II veterans ...

Two years ago today, on the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, in a park overlooking Omaha Beach, the people of Normandy dedicated the Charles Shay Memorial. The first French monument to honor American ...

There are no showtimes for this date. June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through ...

so the British public sent in images of pre-war France - including many useful views of the beaches of Normandy. Weather charts were redrawn by hand every few hours to ensure up-to-date ...

About a month before the Allied invasion of a 50-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France, Leonard Zerlin, then a 20-year-old B-26 turret gunner in the U.S. Army Air Corps, had a sense ...