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 ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, also known as D-Day. The operation is known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history, involving 150,000 land, air and sea ...

D-Day on June 6, 1944 was a gargantuan feat. Is it the last invasion of its kind? In World War II, the best way to stop an amphibious invasion was before troops reached the beach. Modern weapons and ...

OPPORTUNITIES, HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS GATHERED ON FORT LEAVENWORTH TODAY TO HONOR THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY, WHICH WILL HAPPEN LATER THIS WEEK. KMBC NINE’S MATT EVANS IS ON THE POST WITH HOW THE ...

On June 6, 1944, Arizonans began following along as news broke of an Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy. There was quiet hope that the beginning of the end had arrived, but no overwhelming ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, also known as D-Day. The operation is known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history, involving 150,000 land, air and sea ...

Eighty years ago Thursday, 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 to ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - June 6th, 1944 is a moment marked in history as D-Day. While the Allied invasion of Normandy helped turn the tide of World War Two, the conflict changed millions of lives ...

About a month before the Allied invasion of a 50-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France, Leonard Zerlin, then a 20-year-old B-26 turret gunner in the U.S. Army Air Corps, had a sense something ...

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian navy unable to guarantee control of the seas, Adolf Hitler turned to his ...

Historian and broadcaster James Holland retraces the steps of the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly ...