80 years ago today, on June 6, 1944, the infamous invasion of the Allied forces into France, known as D-Day, occurred. What many people don’t realize is how crucial the weather forecast was in order ...

On June 6, 1944, the guns of Longues sur Mer Battery fired on Allied warships taking part in the Normandy landings. Under ...

On June 6, 1944, after nearly five years of a global war, the invasion of Europe began behind the largest landing force the world had ever seen. The invasion, which became known as D-Day, began as ...

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler's forces couldn't help but notice the hungry French boy by the side ...

D-Day, the invasion of German-held western Europe by the Allies – primarily the U.S., Great Britain and Canada – happened on June 6, 1944. The plan, code named Operation Overlord, had been in the ...

During D-Day, Arromanches Les Bains became a vital part of the Allied landings on the Normandy coast. Afterward, the Allies ...

Special exhibit of combat art displayed at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Allied invasion of ...

Dakota Wood is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense and editor of Heritage’s Index of U.S. Military Strength. Previously, he served for two decades in the ...