On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed in Normandy in the most decisive operation of World War II. However, five weeks earlier, a disastrous rehearsal took place, resulting in hundreds of deaths ...

A photo taken by one of the first soldiers to storm Omaha Beach in Normandy, collected by 99-year-old veteran Henry Pelak. (June 6, 2024) “It took me 80 years to get the pieces together of what ...

World of Tanks Tankfest 2025 takes place from June 27 to 29 at The Tank Museum in Bovington, U.K., featuring a variety of historical tank exhibitions and livestreamed programming for fans of the F2P ...

Health authorities in the northern region of Normandy have recorded the presence of tiger mosquitoes – an invasive species that is now ubiquitous in mainland France. The biting insects, native ...

Out of the 160,000 Allied soldiers that landed in Normandy, 9,000 were killed or injured within 24 hours, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The U.S. invasions of Omaha and Utah were the ...

By the end of the Normandy Campaign, at least 73,000 allied troops had been killed and 153,000 were wounded. About 20,000 civilians lost their lives, while between 4,000 and 9,000 German soldiers ...

The Best Defense Foundation brought 23 former servicemen to Normandy's beaches to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day this year. Fewer than 67,000 WWII veterans were still alive as of 2024.