Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. The code name for the invasion ...

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

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

Local World War II veteran Wayne Raymond turned 100 in February and recently sat down with the Idaho State Journal, ...

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 ...

THE wind swirls sand around my boots and gulls bounce overhead as I read the 47 Royal Marine Commando Memorial at the viewpoint in Port-en-Bessin, the site of a daring raid following D-Day.

Reminds me of D-Day preparations by allies in WWII to land at Normandy. This is a key intelligence ... the last couple of years." A Chinese amphibious invasion would be fiercely contested, as ...

“The barges are reminiscent of the Mulberry Harbours built for the allied invasion of Normandy during World ... barges which appear tailor made for amphibious assault. The barges may provide ...

which seemingly draw inspiration from the “Mulberry Harbours” built for the Normandy landings in 1944, could prove critical in an amphibious invasion of Taiwan. The vessels reportedly feature ...

"Once ashore, amphibious-assault units will conduct ... The lesson was so stinging that the Allies opted to make the Normandy invasion over the beaches, and then go on to capture a port.