Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 1—This week marks 81 years since Operation Overlord — the Normandy landings in German occupied France by Allied forces during ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jun 5, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 0 On June 6, 1944, Allies staged the opening invasion of France on a 100-mile front along the Normandy ...

On the 6th of June 1944, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation in history marked the start of the liberation of ...

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 ...

D-Day was a turning point that showed the Allies' strength, strategy, and willingness to sacrifice for their country. Eighty-one years ago, the beaches of Normandy changed the course of World War II ...

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

Crucial weather forecasts helped allied forces invade on D-Day. Storm forecasts changed history. Today's forecasts still benefit from the science developed during WW2. On June 6, 1944, the Allied ...

Five years into World War II, the Allies were squeezing the Nazis from two sides. In Western Europe, Allied forces had managed to slow Adolf Hitler's ruthless expansion across the continent. Meanwhile ...