The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting worshipers to ...

D-Day remembrance: World War II veterans return to Normandy on 80th ... soldiers still faced incredible challenges upon ...

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 ...

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy ... discover from a new perspective how this landing changed the world. Exploring history, military strategy, science, ...

An exhibition of knitted and crocheted scenes of the D-Day landings stretching 80m (262ft) long will be showcased at ...

Russia is developing a network of barrage balloons to repel Ukrainian drone strikes, inspired by a tactic used in World War I ...

John Arthur, pictured centre, operates a Vickers machine gun in World War Two As the UK commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which led ... the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from ... A flotilla of 13 LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) sailed from Naples to begin the amphibious landing on Jan. 26, 1944.

30-caliber machine guns, and room for some 36 infantrymen, "Higgins Boats" proved instrumental on D-Day ... His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from ...

It was a story that took months of planning and coordination across a half-dozen countries and two continents: the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that marked the turning point for the Allied ...

The coin, launched with a 30 metre sand carving on a Normandy beach, will mark the 80-year D-Day anniversary A new coin is set to be released to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World ...