Following the Allies' invasion of Normandy and the subsequent expulsion of German forces from France and Belgium in the summer and fall of 1944, Hitler devised an all-out offensive to retake the ...

WIESBADEN, Germany — Over 80 years ago, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in a bold assault that changed the course of history and set the standard for coalition warfare.

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, became the largest amphibious military assault the world had ever seen.. The success of the operation, called Operation Overlord and most ...

The Allied invasion of Normandy was a major turning point in World War II. ... An estimated 11,590 aircraft and 6,938 ships and landing craft were part of the assault.

About 100 U.S. Marines will come ashore at Normandy, France next month as a tribute to the Allied troops who landed there 80 years ago in one of the most decisive battles of World War II.

Four U.S. Air Force C-130s fly in formation over the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, ... the Allied assault that helped turn the tide of World War II. ...

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, became the largest amphibious military assault the world had ever seen. The success of the operation, called Operation Overlord and most ...

Here are some facts about the Allies' D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The assault marked a decisive stage in the liberation of Europe from German forces in World War Two.

Carrying full equipment, American assault troops move onto a beachhead code-named Omaha Beach, on the northern coast of France on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of the Normandy coast.

On D-Day, The Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering ...

On the morning of June 6, 1944 as Allied forces readied their daring assault on the beaches of Normandy, France, Associated Press photographers, reporters and more prepared themselves for what ...

FILE - Carrying full equipment, American assault troops move onto a beachhead code-named Omaha Beach, on the northern coast of France on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of the Normandy coast.