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D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?
BBC via AOL· 1 hour agoWhat was D-Day and why was it called that? Troops from the UK, the US, Canada, and France attacked ...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 21 minutes agoWhat is D-Day? When did it happen? It would be more than four years into World War II – Germany's...
'The Americans are landing': A grandmother's 80-year-old diary documents opening of D-Day
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 25 minutes agoThe English translation: “The Americans are landing in France.” The wife of a French farmer held...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoWorld War II veterans are joining heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to...
Today in History: D-Day in Normandy during World War II
Chicago Tribune· 26 minutes agoOn June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on...
Hour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies' June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 hours agoJune 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normany, followed by...
Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 hours agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and...
D-Day veteran recalls landing 'in flying coffin'
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoMr Arthur, 100, was part of the 6th Airborne Division on D-Day [Jo Makel/BBC] Troops from the UK, the US, Canada and France attacked German forces on the...
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 9 hours agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity,...
On 80th anniversary of D-Day, Delaware WWII veteran recalls his mission with 'ghost army'
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 14 minutes agoHe wasn't part of the D-Day invasion because his “ghost army” unit was literally inflating the...