But there’s another major indicator of the hard-fought battle that ensued on Omaha Beach, found in the sand itself. As a result of the intense fighting, it has been estimated that up to 4% of ...

A battle-scarred American flag believed to be the first planted on Omaha beach during the 1944 D-Day landings is expected to fetch more than $55,000 at auction next week, Updated on Dec 10 ...

With large numbers of replacements being thrown into the assault the day the battle started, combined with a prepared enemy force, the Rapido River Assault would become one of the worst blunders ...

West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...

This water ran red and the beach in front was covered in corpses ... With thousands of men ashore and many more landing the battle for Omaha had been won, the allies could push inland and ...

The Battle for Omaha. videoThe Battle for Omaha Veterans of the Omaha Beach landings in Normandy recall their memories just before the attack began, and the carnage that followed before the beach ...