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D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe’s new war
WTNH-TV New Haven· 2 days agoOMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers, they waded throughbreaking waves and gunfire to battle...
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity,...
Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy during World War II
The Mining Journal· 2 days agoBy The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 6, the 158th day of 2024. There are 208 days left in...
From decay to dazzling: Ford restores grandeur to train station that once symbolized Detroit decline
Omaha World-Herald· 3 days agoThe hulking, scavenger-ravaged structure that ominously shadowed the city's Corktown neighborhood is...
On the Porch
Marshall Independent· 7 hours agoGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which, “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” General Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the ...
Remembering D-Day: Facts, figures, timeline of the battle that changed the course of WWII
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity,...
The pivotal role women codebreakers played in WWII and ahead of D-Day
CBS News· 2 days agoOne of the rare people to know about the operation in advance was Jean Sims, 22, a codebreaker who...
Let us reflect on the significance of D-Day
The East Liverpool Review· 2 days agoCode named Operation Neptune — the Naval component of Operation Overlord — and usually referred to as D-Day, June 6, 1944 is when the largest seaborne invasion in ...
D-Day 80th anniversary: Survivors, leaders meet in Normandy
WSB Radio· 2 days agoThe surviving veterans of D-Day, most in wheelchairs, were again in Normandy on Thursday, as they...
How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 4 days agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
