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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Billings Gazette· 2 hours agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves...
World War II veterans will travel from Dallas to Normandy
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoFollowing a 1940s-themed send-off — to be attended by Mary Eisenhower, granddaughter of Gen. Dwight...
Parade for Israel in New York focuses on solidarity as Gaza war casts a grim shadow
Los Angeles Times· 3 hours agoThe parade in the past was dubbed “Celebrate Israel,” but organizers said the exuberant atmosphere...
What was the role of Northern Ireland soldiers on D-Day?
BBC via AOL· 5 hours agoIn the Irish Free State, which adopted a policy...Images] For months, the Allies planned how they...
Heirs of Nazi profiteers still control German car makers, 'Nazi Billionaires' book says
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWe saw candidates use that, with disinformation spreading around the world, and the far right...
‘Endgame 1944’ Review: A Savage Conflict in the East
The Wall Street Journal· 5 hours agoHis physician noted on Aug. 4, 1944: “In truth he is less certain of things now than he was in 1940, when the world was tumbling around his ears.” At the...
D-Day deception Operation Fortitude: The World War Two army that didn't exist
BBC News· 1 day agoEighty years after D-Day, a look at the biggest deception operation of World War Two – the invention...
D-Day's 80th anniversary is June 6: What to know about the World War II invasion
The Greenville News· 2 days agoThis year marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, also known as D-Day. The operation is...
2 Charleston County referendums, cut energy cord, support teachers, lessons in history | Letters
The Post and Courier· 10 hours agoHundreds of thousands of German civilians were killed through Allied air raids in World War II. The...
Local D-Day vet returning to Normandy for invasion’s 80th anniversary. ‘I’ve never forgotten what...
Chicago Tribune· 10 hours agoDeath loomed all around the young U.S. Navy sailor as his ship approached the shores of Nazi...