On June 6, 1944, American soldiers landed on Omaha Beach — and entered a storm of steel. Facing entrenched defenses, machine ...
It was 78 years ago today that two U.S. infantry divisions landed on bloody Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion on the French coast on June 6, 1944. If you were there as an 18- or 19-year-old ...
The single most important day of the 20th century was 79 years ago on June 6, 1944, during the pinnacle of World War II. It will forever be remembered as D-Day, but the official code name was ...
Eighty years ago, rumors of an Allied invasion of France during World War II had been spreading across the nation. It was no secret that an Allied assault against the war machine of Nazi Germany was ...
Between the villages of Vierville-sur-Mer and Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes in Normandy, France, is a 5-mile stretch of beach that was once called Côte d’Or, or “golden coast.” Since June 6, 1944, ...
They would rather focus on the thousands who never made it home. Take Robert N. Clark of Ransomville, who operated the ramp on one of the landing crafts that delivered troops and equipment to Omaha ...
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 ...
Heres the full true story of Bloody Omaha Thousands of soldiers were killed as soon as they stepped onto the beach or even into the water as they waded to shore ...
This commentary is written by Eric Hogan, a retired real estate developer and Georgia resident. His father and two uncles were World War II veterans and sparked his lifelong interest in the history of ...