The Allied Forces, which fought against Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers during World War II, began to practice for D-Day in April 1944. They called their rehearsal Exercise Tiger, according to ...

Eighty years ago Thursday, the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to ...

OMAHA BEACH, France — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Shortly after midnight: More than 2,200 Allied aircraft begin bombing German defenses and other targets in Normandy.

This photograph is believed to show E Company, 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, participating in the first wave of assaults during D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.(Uncredited ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va (WSET)-- — June marks the 81st anniversary of the storming of Normandy, also known as D-Day. To mark the ...

D-Day on June 6, 1944 was a gargantuan feat. Is it the last invasion of its kind? In World War II, the best way to stop an amphibious invasion was before troops reached the beach. Modern weapons ...

Hour by Hour: A Brief Timeline of the Allies' June 6, 1944, D-Day Invasion of Occupied France OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Shortly after midnight ...

(Peter Carroll/AP) OMAHA BEACH, France — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Shortly after midnight: More than 2,200 Allied aircraft begin bombing German defenses and other ...

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A brief timeline of events on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Shortly after midnight: More than 2,200 Allied aircraft begin bombing German defenses and other targets in Normandy.