Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime. Along the ...

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Veterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime ...

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.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined veterans in Normandy, France, on Friday to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings.. Why It Matters. Friday marks 81 years since Allied troops ...

These were preceded by an extensive bombing campaign to damage German defenses, ... Of the tens of thousands of troops that stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, 44 were soldiers, sailors ...

D-Day hero Don Turrell chokes back tears as he remembers pals who fell in Normandy 81 years ago. The wheelchair-bound warrior made it his mission to return to the graves of Rifleman William Carr ...

The Normandy landings on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- began the end to World War II. IMAGE: US troops move onto Utah Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944. Photographs: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons The ...