Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for ... Situated about 6 miles from the D-Day beaches, Bayeux was the first city liberated after the D-Day landing. It's also the closest city ...

She was given a top-secret role planning the D-Day landings, drawing detailed maps that guided landing craft to the beaches of Normandy. Christian, of Battersea, south London said: “It is a ...

British veterans give their account of the D-Day landings ... D-Day landings were planned. The Battle for Omaha. videoThe Battle for Omaha Veterans of the Omaha Beach landings in Normandy recall ...

Michel in Normandy ( Distance from Cherbourg 2 hours 40 by train) Explore the Atlantic Wall and the Normandy Landings. ...

D-Day had begun ... out what the weather conditions would be like in Normandy. Stagg predicted that 5 June would be too stormy for a landing, but a break in the weather would make the invasion ...

PHOTO COURTESY OF IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS Pictures is the war room in which Winston Churchill would direct operations for England during World War II, including D-Day. (Editor’s Note: This is part ...

I’m just lucky to be alive,” was the Veterans Day message 103-year-old World War II veteran Ralph Goldsticker delivered to ...

Scene from the Veterans Day commemorative event to honor veterans on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, held on Nov. 10, at Faith United Methodist Church. Pictured are: Wagner ...

Pierce Brosnan stars as 93-year-old Artie Crawford, a pensioner in Northern Ireland who requests to travel to Normandy for ...

Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...

PHOTO PROVIDED Pictured is the Normandy American Cemetery in France. The photo was taken during local resident, Michael ...