One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...

Winston Churchill said that Operation Overlord was 'undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult' ever undertaken. With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of ...

The circular plaque, on the wall of Customs House, acknowledges the town's contribution during Operation Overlord in 1944. It ...

Poole was the third largest embarkation point for the Normandy landings, with thousands of troops and more than 300 vessels ...

After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide in the war and helped lead to the fall of ...

The Allied Naval forces engage in the Overlord operation of landing while Allied forces storm Normandy's beaches on D-Day.