The once impenetrable German Atlantic Wall lay shattered by the Allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy.

As the number of surviving veterans dwindles, the old pillars of trans-Atlantic certainty have begun to tremble. By Alan Cowell American troops landing at dawn on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France ...

NEW ORLEANS - For The National WWII Museum, today is not only the Normandy D-Day landings anniversary, it is also the Museum's 11th birthday.

As the 80th anniversary of D-Day nears, the enduring legacy of that pivotal World War II Allied invasion at Normandy continues to resonate worldwide.

“To go see the beaches of Normandy on the 80th anniversary with soldiers who were there, alive on that day, and fought in that battle. It really drives home the point of why we do what we do ...