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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

He knew that he was sending his soldiers off to France with the best maps ... the invasion the Allies dropped twice as many bombs on the Pas de Calais as they did on Normandy. Even on D-Day ...