On this day, Operation Overlord began as Allied forces lined up against the Axis powers and began an invasion of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 150,000 troops began landing on the ...

The D-Day Invasion at Normandy June 6, 1944 Invasion date. June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion date was unknown and weather dependent.

The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented, using the largest-ever armada to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses and change the course of World War II.

Many deaths on all sides. A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-day itself, including 2,501 Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded. In the ensuing Battle of Normandy, 73,000 Allied ...

Who took part. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Of those, 73,000 were from the United States and 83,000 from Britain and Canada.

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot)- long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be ...

For example, the invasion of Normandy was delayed a day because of bad weather and rough seas. The code name was Operation Overlord. The sea portion was Operation Neptune.

Here's five things to know about Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne Division's role in the D-Day invasion in Normandy, as the world observes the 75th anniversary of that fateful operation.

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles ...

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles ...