The invasion began in the early ... Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of ...
Eighty years ago, D-Day ... in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Coast Guard LCIs, protected by barrage balloons against low-flying Nazi airplanes, advance upon the beaches ...
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.
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 ...
Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the ... For more information about the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy Tourism website.