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Weymouth, Dorset. 1-5 juin 1944. Embarquement des troupes US à bord du USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) vers Omaha Beach. Photo: Robert Capa.

American troops leap forward to storm a North African beach during final amphibious training maneuvers in 1942. Many of these same men would later storm the coast of France during D-Day. Share to pass on the history from --> Old Photo Archive

D-Day

Brush up on history and retrace events of the D-Day Invasion with a historian. Travel from Portsmouth, England to the shores of Normandy and then to Paris.

74 years ago today, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, and changed the trajectory of World War II, and history, forever. Since that date, the battle has been recreated countless times for countless films. We've picked out the best ones so you don't have to watch them all. See the list on SpouseLink.

Map of the Battle of Normandy: This map shows the routes that the 160,000 Allied soldiers took and which division each Allied country sent to fight. It also shows the areas on the coast of France these troops fought at on D-Day.

An Allied invasion of France was expected by everyone, including the Germans, but, fortunately, there were still plenty of surprises to come.

Thought provoking WW2 poems that will ensure those who served will not be forgotten

(Washington, D.C.) — Seventy years ago was “D-Day.” The bravest men America and our Allies had to offer stormed the French coast of Normandy. They did it to defeat the cruel and evil Nazi tyranny. They did it not to conquer but to liberate. They did it to set free the people of France, and […]

#Mob, before the weekend begins, we wanted to take a moment to remember those incredible soldiers who fought for us all those years ago. #ShaveSmarter

D-Day, Normandy beaches

D-Day. Info graphic really puts the scale of the assault in perspective. Have you seen it?: I know this is out of the blue, but I came across this info graphic on a BBC website. Breaking the invasion down by the numbers. As we all should know D-Day was the Largest Amphibious Assault conducted by the U.S. Army and her partnered nations. To break Hitlers Atlantic Wall. I grew up listening to my grandfather talk of his days as an RAF pilot flying mission that day. His duty was to pilot a…

Helmet in Omaha Beach by Rodrigo Bressane on 500px

With the Musée Airborne and other sites, Ste.-Mère-Église, a small town in Normandy, continues its reverence for a World War II battle.