A series of holiday beaches in Devon, in the United Kingdom, were once vital training grounds that contributed to the success ...

On the 6th of June 1944, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation in history marked the start of the liberation of ...

On June 7, 1944, in the tiny Normandy village of Turqueville, one photograph captured the spirit of liberation - a 101st ...

Eighty years after it happened, D-Day – the largest land, sea and air invasion ever attempted – still resonates today. With the bold invasion of Nazi-held Europe on June 6, 1944, the Allied forces ...

ON OMAHA BEACH, France — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who ...

Karen Waldrup is an acclaimed country singer from Nashville, Tennessee. Jim "Pee Wee" Martin is a World War II veteran who dropped into occupied France with the 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute ...

More U.S. servicemembers died during World War II than the number of veterans of that war are still alive today. Of the 16 million servicemembers from 1941 to 1945, the U.S. Department of Veterans ...

River cruise lines are gearing up to commemorate a major anniversary in World War II history next year with new itineraries in Europe. June 6, 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord ...

The magnitude of D-Day -- the 150,000 Allied service personnel who participated, the 4,415 Allied troops killed, the 12 countries that were part of the invasion -- is plain for everyone to see, but ...