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The poem that launched D-Day for the French Resistance
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoGermany thought this was an order for all resistance forces to prepare for an invasion within 48...
You know these four celebrities. You may not know they were part of the D-Day invasion.
USA Today· 17 hours agoPerhaps you’ve visited northern France and looked out over Omaha Beach, trying to imagine...walked...
D-Day anniversary marked by dwindling number of veterans
Military Times via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoU.S. President Joe Biden directly linked Ukraine’s fight for its young democracy to the battle to...
Cotswolds town played 'top secret' role in D-Day
BBC via AOL· 22 hours ago"Without maps you can't do anything. These people were specialists - every bit of detail that they knew, the Germany defences, the topographical...
D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoNow bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new generation of leaders...
The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoWorld War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the...
How a World War II Escape Map Found a Second Use as a Ladies Garment
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoMade from richly printed silk, the blouse resembled a map of Europe—one that highlighted roadways in such countries as France, Belgium, Germany, and Italy ...
The American Company Trying to Keep Ukraine’s Nuclear Reactors Online
The Wall Street Journal· 33 minutes agoRIVNE, Ukraine—After Russia’s full-scale military invasion, Ukraine abruptly stopped buying nuclear...
This Gorgeous European City Was Just Named the Most Walkable Destination in the World
Travel + Leisure· 2 days agoA new list is uncovering the most walkable cities in the world, including the No. 1 pick, where the...
A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day
Military Times via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago“When Germany invaded Norway, it is hard to describe the level of grief that remained not only in my...