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How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 23 hours agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
St. Augustine's Ed Trester commemorates D-Day
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 2 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 ...
D-Day 80-Year Anniversary: How meteorology impacted this historical day
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAllied bombardments and paratroop operations were stymied by unexpected cloudbanks, leaving the ...
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe allies knew any invasion of Normandy could be seriously jeopardised by German U-boats, so Mr...
Veteran visiting Normandy on D-Day anniversary to ‘pay respects to shipmates’
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoHe added: “We knew they were in northern waters, but they hadn’t surrendered, and we had to find...
D-Day: the biggest seaborne invasion in history
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoThen, at 5.50am, as dawn broke over the coast, British and American warships opened up a massive bombardment of the Normandy beaches where the invasion...
Donald Trump's future, bird flu concerns and an increase in executions | Hot off the Wire podcast
Greensboro News & Record· 4 days agoGet a recap of recent financial, health and general interest stories through this special edition of...
Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
WKBT La Crosse· 3 days agoWhat did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the...
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
WJXT Jacksonville· 3 days agoGilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the...
D-Day veteran calls for sacrifice of life to be recognised by future generations
Press Association News via AOL· 23 hours agoHe said: “As one of the last few living witnesses of D-Day, I often find myself wondering about...