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Veterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the ...

The plan was to drive inland to Caen (1), with its key road and rail links into Paris. First, beachheads were to be established at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword (2).

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and ... August 1944, this region became the most important location in the ...

Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Along the coastline and near the D-Day landing beaches, tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations.

Amid the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, here's everything you need to know about the landing of more than 150,000 Allied troops on June 6, 1944—the largest amphibious ...

Steven Melnikoff, a D-Day veteran who wore the "yin-and-yang" patch of the Maryland/Virginia-based 29th Infantry Division during the invasion of Normandy and in fighting across France in 1944.

Across Normandy, France, where the largest-ever land, sea and air armada punctured Adolf Hitler's defenses in western Europe on D-Day, Allied veterans of World War II are the VVIPs of 80th ...

Jacob Brasher, marches in at the beginning of the D-Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2025, the 81st anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Here are some facts about the Allies' D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The assault marked a decisive stage in the liberation of Europe from German forces in World War Two.

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse ...