This article will break down exactly why D-Day was so significant, and outline ways that you can remember the Normandy Landings on their 80 th anniversary ... and more from your favourite Sky HISTORY ...

Eventually, the sheltered coastline of Normandy was chosen as the landing point. Although further from Germany ... and more from your favourite Sky HISTORY shows: ...

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 ...

The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day, were a series of air- and seaborne landings in continental Europe by Allied forces. In the BBC’s new programme D-Day: The Unheard Tapes, remastered ...

U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defence of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the ...

Here’s what to know: Watch live coverage of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, as World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada mark 80 years ...

The Normandy landings was the largest seaborne invasion in history, a feat months in the planning and kept secret from Nazi Germany despite a huge trans-Atlantic mobilization of industry and manpower.

Across the channel in France, hundreds of paratroopers landed on the fields of Normandy, recreating a jump ... For Steve the memories of landing here remain vivid. "The weather was not good.