As dawn broke on June 6, 1944, in northern France, the Allies began an invasion in the works for years: D-Day, the start of Operation Overlord that turned the tide against Nazi Germany. Storming the ...

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, France – For such a stunningly beautiful part of the world, it’s hard to fathom the horrific carnage that took place here more than a century ago on the Western Front during World ...

In the days after D‑Day, Caen became the crucible of the Normandy campaign. British and Canadian forces clashed with elite German SS Panzers in street fights, armored duels, and ambushes across ruined ...

A contingent of World War II-era aircraft left the United States on May 19 to make the trek to Normandy for the 75th D-Day anniversary on June 6. A group of more than a dozen aircraft from the D-Day ...

Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...