Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign ...

Follow the Allies as they land on the Normandy coast on 6 June 1944, that will forever be known as D-Day, and then track their hard fought campaign to liberate Paris.

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip ... It's also the closest city to the landing site not destroyed in the war. It is home to the famous Bayeux medieval tapestry ...

2. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was ...