Between June 6 and June 9, 1944, some of the most brutal fighting of D-Day took place at La Fière Bridge, where the 82nd Airborne Division held off repeated German counterattacks to secure the ...

Eisenhower speaks with men of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division ... the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to ... Eisenhower Returns to Normandy." Read Next: Navy Shakes Up Commanders' Merit Promotions ...

Learn more about the Airborne Assault on D-Day The Invasion Star was used on American ... children's toy that paratroopers carried during the initial Normandy jump to use as a recognition signal ...

Guided walks are being offered at a former World War Two airfield to mark the anniversary of the D-Day landings. RAF North ...

During the podcast, Anderson said the 22,000 soldiers will still keep their jobs and be reclassified as non-parachutist positions, meaning they won’t receive jump pay, but still have opportunities to ...

But life took a sharp turn when World War II came along, Mullins joined the army and ended up in the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles," where, at just 19, he served in the Allies' D-Day ...

of the 101st Airborne Division did before their historic jump into Normandy. On June 3, the morning of the jump, the fog lifted to reveal a cool, spring day over Normandy. Before the sun fully ...

Henry Langrehr, 100, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division that parachuted ... jumped into Sainte-Mère-Église during the allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He landed through the ...

Some 4,000 Allied troops were killed in the invasion. Goss knows he was one of the lucky ones to make it back home. He traveled to Normandy with his daughter and nephew. Separately, many other ...