has obviated large-scale amphibious invasions. Even by the standards of WWII, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was gargantuan. Operation Overlord embraced more than 2 million ...

Operation Fortitude was a tactic under this umbrella specifically related to the Normandy invasion ... the US Army lost the most men in the amphibious landings. Some 2,500 American troops died ...

The last surviving dreadnought, which reopens as a museum in its new Galveston home next year, reminds visitors of its link ...

Over 80 years ago, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in a bold assault that changed the course of history and set ...

On this day in history, the D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air and sea forces of the Allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military ...

Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious military assault the world has ever seen. Its success heralded the beginning of ...

Leonard Charles Groeger was among three from Northampton County who died on Omaha Beach fighting for the 1st Infantry ...

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France became the largest amphibious military assault the world has ever seen. The success of the operation, called Operation Overlord and most ...

The Marines and French troops will conduct the amphibious landings at ... onto the world stage parachuting into Normandy clearing the way for the invasion of Western Europe and marking the ...

Five soldiers from Philadelphia will be recognized as part of the 81st D-Day anniversary, marking their service with the 1st ...