NAPLES, Italy — As Allied forces stormed Nazi-occupied territory in France on D-Day, it became clear that the peril soldiers faced at Omaha Beach threatened the effort to liberate Europe from German ...

A “RUPERT” paratrooper dummy designed to trick the Germans over the D-Day landings is up for grabs for a possible £6,000.

Personal accounts from D-Day veterans, sharing their experiences, challenges, and the lasting impact of the Normandy invasion ...

A street has been named in memory of a World War Two veteran who took part in the D-Day landings. Donald "Don" Sheppard, from Basildon in Essex, landed on Juno Beach on 6 June 1944 as a Royal Engineer ...

Widely seen as a turning point in World War II, the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day, has long been the subject of viral rumors with varying levels of legitimacy. As the ...

Note to readers • This story was originally published May 31, 2014. • 1. The five beachheads for the invasion of Normandy, France, from east to west, were code-named Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah.

A group of roughly two dozen veterans from World War II have traveled to Normandy, France for D-Day remembrances. Delta Air Lines and the Best Defense Foundation held a special sendoff. A local World ...

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Editor's Note: This editorial, slightly revised, is published annually as a tribute to D-Day. When the United States put its young men ashore on D-Day 81 years ago tomorrow, they were not alone.