Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, became the largest amphibious military assault the world had ever seen.

With German forces having heavily fortified the French coast and every French port by the middle of 1944 during World War II, the Allies faced the difficult problem of how to unload all the troops, ...

“You are about to embark on the great Crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you.” So began General Dwight Eisenhower’s June 6, 1944, D-Day message to ...

This story was reported by Jasmine Sellars, Nicholas Spangler, Nicolas Villanil, and Nayden Villorente. It was written by Spangler. Across the world and at ceremonies on Long Island Thursday, ...

NORMANDY, FRANCE: World War II veteran Arthur Rose took those gathered in Normandy back to one of the most pivotal moments in modern history when he read aloud a personal letter he wrote just days ...

As we observe the 70th anniversary of “the longest day,” D-Day, June 6, 1944, I’m reminded of so many Texans who charged the coast of Normandy heeding the words of their commander, Gen. Dwight D.