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 ...

"The maps are dated May 19 and D-Day was put back once or twice before it was launched on June 6, 1944. "There are no other maps that are as up-to-date as these that we know of. "They are rare.

LONDON (AP) — As a young Women’s Royal Naval Service officer in World War II, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy ...

THE most up-to-date maps for the D-Day invasion have come to light 72 years after the event to show the incredible detail Allied planners achieved.

NC Veteran tells his story of D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy Charlotte native E.B. Wallace is one of the rare World War II Vets who was there during the wars most historic moments.

The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Bayeux, Normandy. For the survivors of D-Day, the next few days will be truly ...