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 ...

Eighty years ago, D-Day — also known as Operation Neptune — was the largest invasion ever assembled. Some 156,000 Allied troops stormed Normandy, France, by sea and air, to liberate Western ...

Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide in the ... is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50-mile stretch of sand ...