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Remembering D-Day: The pivotal Normandy landings on June 6, 1944
Today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant military operations in modern history: the D-Day Normandy landings ...
D-Day in photos: See historic images from the Normandy landings
A U.S. flag lies as a marker on a destroyed bunker two days after the strategic site overlooking D-Day beaches was captured ...
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81 years later, a small Normandy town remembers the sacrifices of Pennsylvania’s 28th Division
The liberation of Gathemo, France, won’t be found in many history books about the Second World War. After all, it was one ...
What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings
Veterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment ...
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He survived the Battle of the Bulge and stormed the beaches of Normandy. Now, at 104, he’s still golfing three days a week.
Medeiros is now a little more than 80 years removed from landing in Normandy on D-Day ... ferocious push along the Western Front during the Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 16, 1944-Jan. 25, 1945).
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D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings
A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself.In the ensuing Battle of Normandy, 73,000 Allied forces were killed and 153,000 wounded. The battle — and especially Allied bombings of ...