OMAHA BEACH, France - The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch ...

The morning after D-day the police raided a brothel, which French women had set up in a wrecked landing craft. Dan Snow will be sharing more facts and sending live updates about the veterans he ...

June 6, 1944, is a special date in American history. It is synonymous with D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, which took place 80 years ago. History As It Happens takes its annual look back ...

Living History events take place all over Normandy ... and equipment and to walk the ground those men did 80 years on D-Day. Plane Crash: Army Helicopter Was Warned Ahead of Deadly Crash, Audio ...

Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German ... in the course of human history.

For two young researchers, Lam Ping-yu’s WWII documents reveal Hong Kong’s historical role and the importance of curiosity ...

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Mehzebin Adam-Suter, Curator, British Red Cross Museum and Archives, spotlights the vital role played by British Red Cross volunteers. On 6 June 1944, the Allied ...

80 years later, it brings up strong feelings and, for some, strong memories. D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. On 6 June 1944, over 150,000 British, American, Canadian and Free ...

Ouija Board: The Mysterious Origins of a Cultural Obsession (03:19) Apollo 11 Launch: Photographed (03:51) The Freedom Riders History (05:04) ...

Lam’s diary contains his point of view on the role of Chinese soldiers in the D-Day landings. After the war ended, Lam went to Hong Kong. In the late 1960s, he moved to Brazil and left behind ...

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