D-Day – the largest land, sea and air invasion ever attempted – still resonates today. With the bold invasion of Nazi-held ...

Every year on June 6, we mourn and remember those who participated in D-Day, the massive military operation that saw the ...

The success of D-Day was largely due to the flexibility of Allied forces in executing their plans. The invasion strategy was not rigid; it allowed for adjustments based on evolving battlefield ...

Dan Snow examines how the Allied Forces planned and executed the D-Day landings, as surviving veterans tell the story of one of the most dramatic military operations in history. George 'Jimmy ...

In late 1944, during the wake of the Allied forces' successful D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, it seemed as if the Second World War was all but over. On Dec. 16, with the onset of winter ...

Eighty years ago, D-Day — also known as Operation Neptune — was the largest invasion ever assembled. Some 156,000 Allied troops stormed Normandy, France, by sea and air, to liberate Western ...

July - September: Allied forces capture Sicily and key spots in ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile ...

By John Kline, Guest Commentary On May 26, 1943, Red Wing high school senior Richard Ekholm celebrated his 18th birthday and days later walked across the Sheldon Auditorium stage in cap and gown.

“We are going to support D-Day anniversary activities during ten ... detailing the exact landing locations for each group of Allied Forces as their ships reached the beaches of Normandy.