Normandy was the site of intense fighting. The Allies had made progress in France despite suffering major losses on several beaches, and the scattering of paratroopers across the French countryside.

This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. American troops attacked Utah and Omaha beaches.

On this day, Operation Overlord began as Allied forces lined up against the Axis powers and began an invasion of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 150,000 troops began landing on the ...

Christian Lamb Made Maps to Guide the Crews Landing Crafts at Normandy on D-Day LONDON (AP) — Working alone in a tiny office in London, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in ...

American forces landing on Omaha beach faced the fiercest resistance, suffering 2,400 casualties. In total, the beach landings claimed the lives of 4,313 Allied troops, 2,499 Americans, and 1,914 ...

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to ease the concerns of Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had just given the go order for the D ...

Thousands of people joined army veterans in Normandy on Friday to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, in which over 4,000 Allied troops were killed. View on euronews ...

The maps “showed railways, roads, churches, castles, every possible feature that could be visible to an incoming invader and from every angle,” Lamb, now 103, told The Associated Press.

Christian Lamb who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day, shows pictures of herself in uniform, in a photograph album at her home in London, Thursday, April 11, 2024.

LONDON (AP) — Working alone in a tiny office in London, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy’s beaches under enem… ...

LONDON (AP) — Working alone in a tiny office in London, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy’s beaches under enem… ...

LONDON — Working alone in a tiny office in London, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy’s beaches… ...