4th June 1944 bound for the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy). Most of them fought across the German beachfront defenses, supported by nearly 7,000 naval vessels and 11,000 Allied aircraft.
Joseph Bullock was just 19 when he took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944. His family say he never really spoke about his experiences - but he has proudly shown off his medals ...
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 ...
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 ...
The creator of the project Tansy Forster was born in Magherafelt and now lives in Normandy, France. "It started off as a ...
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 ...
When he was 19 years old, Joseph B. “Ben” Miller landed at Normandy on D-Day in a paraglider. Eighty years later, he visited ...
The British Normandy Memorial now stands on a hillside ... Honouring the British servicemen who fell in the D-Day landings. But on 6th June the great majority of people will, I believe, speak ...
Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, addressing Allied troops before the Normandy landing Eighty Native American delegates have traveled to France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
You just went and did it.” Goss was among the first Americans to arrive on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Today, Goss is one of an estimated 100 to 150 World War II veterans ...