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, …

The Soviets, however, designated May 9 as V-E Day or Soviet Victory Day, based on the document signed in Berlin. News of Germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities …

D-Day. Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. …

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 …

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 …

The United Kingdom announced that its official V-J Day would be the next day, August 15, 1945, and Americans exuberantly joined in that day’s merriment, too. Victory over Japan Day (V-J …

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 …

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord—the codename for the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France—with more than 150,000 troops. Ending with …

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, …

From Utah and Omaha: Souvenirs from D-Day A look at the personal objects American soldiers collected during the D-Day landings, revealing how everyday items became lasting symbols of …