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The Battle for Normandy – Amazing Images from the battlefields

71 years ago the Allies were fighting in Normandy to expand the still tenuous bridgehead around their landing beaches. Here are some amazing pictures from…

The USS Texas (BB-35) Was Intentionally Flooded During D-Day

USS Texas (BB-35) at sea

The USS Texas (BB-35) saw more combat action in her lifetime than most other US battleships, seeing service in both World War I and II,…

Historic USS Texas Turned Over to Foundation for Maintenance & Operation

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USS Texas: Beginning August 1, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has passed operational control of the Battleship Texas to the nonprofit Battleship Texas Foundation.…

320th Barrage Balloon Battalion: The Only African-American Unit to Storm Normandy on D-Day

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Ships anchored off the coast of Omaha Beach, while barrage balloons float overhead

“The conventional wisdom of D-Day is that there were no Black soldiers who landed on those beaches, but the truth is that there were almost…

Exercise Tiger: The D-Day Live-Fire Rehearsal That Resulted In Over 700 Allied Deaths

Allied troops crawling across the beach at Slapton Sands

An immense amount of preparation was involved in ensuring the success of D-Day. The Allies had to make sure they’d achieve the desired outcome, meaning…

D-Day In Color: A Look at the Largest Amphibious Invasion In History

Ships, aircraft and landing craft positioned near the shore of a beach

On June 6, 1944, the Allies conducted the largest amphibious invasion in history. Landing on five beaches, as well as at various landing zones behind…

The USS Laffey (DD-724) Was Known As ‘The Ship That Would Not Die’

USS Laffey (DD-724) at sea

A number of US Navy vessels are named for veterans who served their country gallantly and with valor. That being said, few live up to…

101st Airborne Medics Robert Wright and Ken Moore Treated Both Sides On D-Day

US soldier being carried on a stretcher + Stained glass window with the 101st Airborne Division's insignia and the Statue of Liberty

Inside the Église Saint-Côme et Saint-Damien d’Angoville au Plain are two stained glass windows dedicated to the US forces that pushed through following the D-Day…

The Price of Freedom: The Forgotten Civilian Deaths of D-Day

American soldiers sitting in a landing craft at sea

Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day, is often remembered for being one of the most intense battles in military history. Films like 1998’s Saving Private…

The Powerful Speech Dwight D. Eisenhower Delivered to Allied Troops Invading Normandy

Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking with paratroopers

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, was among those who helped execute the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6,…

Did a Deep Sleep Cause Hitler to Lose the Second World War?

US Troops arrive at Normandy Beach on D-Day

Adolf Hitler spent his whole adult life attempting to take control of Europe, and once he took power in the Rhine, he turned his sights…

These Images Show How the French Celebrated Following the Liberation of France

Crowd of French citizens celebrating the liberation of Paris

The German occupation of France ran for four years and greatly affected the lives of French citizens. Things took a turn following D-Day, with the…