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A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoWhat is D-Day? When did it happen? It would be more than four years into World War II – Germany's...
Pat Owtram used her language skills to listen in on German U-boats during WWII
KFDX Wichita Falls· 6 days agoLONDON (AP) — Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war. It came to her. As the Nazis took control of ...
How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 1 day agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
She missed him until the day she died: RI woman never forgot first love, who died in WWII
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 53 minutes agoRaymond's body was returned to Rhode Island two weeks later, and he was buried in Greenville....
Village pays 'emotional' tribute to D-Day soldiers
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoShe discovered Mr Harris, who was part of the Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) 471 Crew, was attacked by German U-boats, and a number of seaman on his vessel...
D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history — and likely the last. Here's why.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoD-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history, and possibly the last due to smaller...
D-Day 80th anniversary recalls the millions involved in giant operation and its aftermath
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 48 minutes agoTo make that trip, the unit boarded a Polish freighter bound from North Africa to Sicily. “The boat...
St. Augustine's Ed Trester commemorates D-Day
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoLife at sea for was dangerous as the convoy travelled to North Africa and Marseille France. “Two ships behind us were torpedoed by a German U-boat ...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe allies knew any invasion of Normandy could be seriously jeopardised by German U-boats, so Mr...
