The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. Start Slideshow Troops go ashore during training exercises for the ...

Movies: Dunkirk, Bombers and the Bombed, Evacuees, Secret Army, D-Day It was the greatest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare and the risks were immense. The consequences of failure were ...

WW2 Clips. Eisenhower speech after D-Day. audioWW2 Clips. Eisenhower speech after D-Day General Eisenhower addresses occupied Europe following the D-Day landings. D-Day: A Newsround special.

PARIS, May 30. /TASS/. The French authorities do not consider inviting Russia to participate in the events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Reuters reported citing two ...

"The Longest Yarn is a moving tribute to the courage of those who served in the D-Day landings," a spokesperson for the cathedral said. Tom Jackson/BBC The 80m-long (262ft) knitted display has ...

Eighty years on from World War II and the heroic D-Day Normandy landings, the story of the filmmakers who immortalised the terrible events of that fateful summer with memorable photos and film ...

The challenge will take them from France - where the 13th/18th regiment landed on D-Day - through Belgium and the Netherlands, to northern Germany. They will lay wreaths and crosses at more than ...

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

The trio attended the event alongside veterans, including some involved in the D-Day Landings, and spent some time meeting them following a ceremony. Andrew Matthews - Pool/Getty During the event ...

including the D-Day landings and the relentless advance through occupied territories, which finally broke the back of Hitler’s regime. On the 80th anniversary, VE Day still stands as a poignant ...