Watch as the sun rises over Normandy beaches on the 80th anniversary of ... under British command who died on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944. It was the first ...

THE wind swirls sand around my boots and gulls bounce overhead as I read the 47 Royal Marine Commando Memorial at the ...

June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when allied forces from 13 countries stormed five beaches in Normandy, France, marking the beginning of the end of ...

With thousands of men ashore and many more landing the battle for Omaha had ... By the end of the day all five beaches had been captured and a little corner of Normandy had been secured, it ...

If you're driving yourself, start in the town of Arromanches, which hosts two museums that help provide context for the battle ... the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy ...

George A. Taylor urging troops onward by yelling: “Gentleman, we’re being killed on the beach. Let’s go inland and be killed.” The Battle of Normandy was underway, with Allied forces ...

at the eastern end of Gold Beach – which records the names of more than 22,000 servicemen and women under British command who fell on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944.