Utah Beach Utah Beach was one of the two American landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Situated on the Cotentin Peninsula, ...

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were ... is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50-mile ...

It marks the third consecutive time Delta has brought American veterans to France for D-Day celebrations. At the same time, their numbers have dwindled with age and illness. “As time passes ...

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 ...

The Prince of Wales will represent his father King Charles at a key D-Day commemoration in Normandy, north-east France next week. William, 41, is set to be the senior U.K. figure at a gathering of ...

Young men. The average age was 26,” he said. On D-Day — June 6, 1944 — Terens helped repair planes returning from France so they could rejoin the battle. He said half his company’s pilots ...

Douglas Cracknell, from Cransford is set to receive France's highest order of merit for his service during D-Day ...

France's Ministry of Culture on Monday filed an application to have the beaches in Normandy that were the site of the D-Day landings during the Second World War and the medieval fortresses of ...

was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Under Bradley's direction, American forces liberated Paris, turned back an ...

Pp. xlii, 1030. Illus., maps, gloss., order of battle, notes, index. $34.95. ISBN: 0190601892 D-Day, From Getting to the Beach to Getting Off It A former British officer with combat service in ...