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Omaha Beach, D-Day (June 6, 1944)
On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the biggest amphibious landing operation the world has ever seen - Operation Neptune. In ...
Twenty-seven PA members of the 1st Infantry Division lost their lives on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Northampton County was home to three of the fallen. Here are their stories.
Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Hillborn was mortally wounded and died from his wounds on June 6, 1944, during the assault of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. He received temporary burial at Cemetery #3582, St. Laurent Cemetery ...
World War II veteran Wally King speaks at the D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2025, the 81st anniversary of the Normandy invasion. King was with ...
During World War II, units of Ranger soldiers faced battles on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. The rangers will be ...
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 more ...
Allied forces take Omaha Beach in Normandy, France during the World War Two D-Day landings in1944. (Picture:Getty Images) June 6, 1944, was an important turning point during World War Two and is ...
While the event itself took place eight decades ago, the masters of cinematography ensured those involved will remain in our minds.
The D-Day generation is smaller in number than ever but back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ago. World War II veterans have returned with the same message ...
Historic photos illustrate the D-Day landings, which happened 81 years ago Friday. A reenactment in Conneaut, Ohio, happens later this summer.