The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important ...

Allied forces invade Normandy on June 6, 1944.

We needed to visit the D-Day landing sites in ... to World War II and the Normandy landings. All displays have captions in French, English and German and movies have French narration with large ...

Their design draws inspiration from a pivotal moment in World War II: the 1944 Normandy landings. The design concept behind these new amphibious barges harkens back to the Mulberry harbors, temporary ...

With the 80th anniversary of D-Day one year away, Mark Dapin visits the sites - on both sides of the English Channel - that commemorate this world-defining event. Thousands of Australians sailed ...

D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and ...

Director Alex Garland‘s new movie Warfare features a compelling blend of heartfelt character dynamics and breathtaking action ...

A SCHOOL in Normandy has been named in honour of a D-Day veteran who lived near Basingstoke ... Hugh saw action in Normandy, in the battles for Cheux, Mondrainville, Tourville and Grainville-sur-Odon.

Two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy began on Wednesday in Portsmouth - from where much of the 1944 invasion force sailed. More than 500 veterans ...