D-Day Fact Sheet Invasion Date June 6, 1944 The Invasion Area The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, …

By D+4, the force required 6,000 tons of supplies per day, 9,000 by D+10, and over 12,000 by D+16. Over the next two months, the number of troops ashore grew to 1.2 million Americans, …

Before the day was through, American and Allied forces had secured a foothold on the Normandy coast of France, and Capa had taken some of the most famous combat photographs of World …

This, led Allied leaders to set June 5, 1944, as the invasion’s D-Day. But on the morning of June 4, meteorologists predicted foul weather over the English Channel on the 5th, leading …

Due to scheduling and weather, they were back on station at dawn, June 6, shepherding more gliders into France. During his D-Day flight, Gross got a look at the amassed armada of Allied …

Eighty years after V-E Day, the son of an American WWII veteran was chosen to lead the Roman Catholic Church. On May 8, 2025, the College of Cardinals selected Cardinal Robert Prevost …

Remembering V-E Day MMaayy 88,, 11994455 The D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, represented the tip of the Allied spear in Germany’s Western Front. Over the next …

The D-Day Invasion at Normandy – June 6, 1944 . Invasion Date June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion . date was unknown and weather dependent. Allied …

The policy of the “three alls” was the order of the day: “kill all, burn all, loot all.” Cities who resisted, like Nanjing in 1937, suffered the consequences, with Japanese troops slaughtering …

The day after liberation, the Extraordinary Soviet State Commission for the Investigation of the Crimes of the German-Fascist Aggressors began their investigation into the crimes committed …