June 6, 1944: 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 ...

In the debut episode of the Logistics of D-Day we explore the logic and planning that resulted in Normandy being chosen as ...

Some of the last surviving veterans of the D-Day invasion made a pilgrimage to the Normandy beaches in northern France this week for the 80th anniversary of the 1944 invasion that helped bring ...

You just went and did it.” Goss was among the first Americans to arrive on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Today, Goss is one of an estimated 100 to 150 World War II veterans ...

Nathan Baskind was killed in action shortly after D-Day. A year-long investigation found his remains and ensured his reinterment under a Star of David. Growing up, Samantha Baskind’s father ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Lehigh Valley has lost its last known living D-Day Veteran. Richard Schermerhorn died a few ...

RAF bombers, beach assaults and balls of yarn have come together for a "bonkers" D-Day exhibition dreamt up by a woman born ...

Taipei considers recruiting foreign fighters while Beijing’s new sea vessels draw inspiration from the 1944 Normandy landings ...

For more information about the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy Tourism website. Normandy American D-Day Beaches Full Day Tour from Bayeux (1477 reviews) Normandy ...

Located near the cemetery is the Normandy Visitors Center, which highlights the D-Day timeline, the French resistance and many stories of the men and women who fought and contributed to the Allied ...

World War II veteran Dick Schermerhorn, who cleared mines on a Normandy beach during the D-Day assault, died Tuesday. At 102, ...

Major commemorative services are held in Normandy every five years, meaning that sadly, there is every chance that this will be the last one in which D-Day veterans will be in attendance ...