Five years into World War II, the Allies were squeezing the Nazis from two sides. In Western Europe, Allied forces had managed to slow Adolf Hitler's ruthless expansion across the continent. Meanwhile ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The June 6, 1944, ...

PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - American, British, Canadian and French leaders will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday. Here are some facts about the Allies' D-Day landings in Normandy on ...

Walter Rosenblum/U.S. Army Signal Corps/Galerie Bilderwelt // Getty Images Second Lieutenant Walter Sidlowski on Omaha Beach, Normandy, after helping to rescue a group of soldiers after their landing ...

OMAHA BEACH, France — 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 punch a ...

To recognize this landmark event, Stacker compiled a list of 50 facts and figures that defined the historic landings. Sources include the D-Day Center, the Department of Defense, and the White House, ...