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 ...

The 100-year-old tunnels were cleared of sand, debris and stalactites and converted into an underground munitions factory.

Most of these lost their lives during the D-Day invasion. There's also ... Entrance to the visitor center is also free. Many Americans who visit Normandy are partial to this cemetery and memorial ...

General Dwight Eisenhower wrote a cable informing his superiors, “the mission of this Allied Force was fulfilled at 0241, May ...

“We therefore no longer need to ask: Did 8 May free ... Day beaches in France’s Normandy on June 6, 1944, in what proved to be the tipping point of the war in Europe that inexorably led to the ...

Exclusive: The former president tells Nick Robinson his verdict on his successor's first 100 days and his "grave concern" for ...

I am also the son of a World War II veteran who was part of the D-Day Normandy invasion. My dad must be ... abdicate our position as leader of the free world?

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, volunteers in Strathblane have been unearthing ... City and a gunner who survived five years fighting in Iraq, Egypt, Sicily, Normandy and Belgium, only to be ...