Omaha Beach was the bloodiest landing site on D-Day, June 6, 1944. In this video, we revisit the brutal reality faced by American troops as they stormed the heavily fortified coastline under ...

June 6, 2024, will mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in history. Here’s one soldier’s account of what it was like to land on Omaha Beach during the fierce ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, ...

WAUPUN -- A storm was raging when Orien White left Land's End in England headed for Omaha Beach in France. The man from Mackford Prairie -- along with the rest of the 3504 Ordinance Maintenance ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While approaching closer to the shoreline, U.S. Navy ships fought off heavy German attacks from mortars, artillery and machine guns. Struggling to withstand dangerous ...