The invasion began in the early hours ... Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches This map from UPI shows the 50-mile ...

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 ...

Narrated by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, the documentary D-DAY: OVER NORMANDY focuses ... 1944 “D-Day” invasion, along with newly created maps and photo animations.

Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...

Goss was among the first Americans to arrive on the beaches of Normandy ... the National D-Day Memorial Foundation is hosting events this week to commemorate the invasion’s 80th anniversary.

wounded or missing during the D-Day invasion alone. About 22,000 German soldiers are among the many buried around Normandy. The number of survivors attending major anniversary commemorations in ...

the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that marked the turning point for the Allied victory in World War II. The Associated Press has had a presence on the beaches of Normandy since the actual ...

June 6, 1944, is a special date in American history. It is synonymous with D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, which took place 80 years ago. History As It Happens takes its annual look back ...

Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide ... information about the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy Tourism website.

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 ...