5 Compelling First-Hand Accounts From D-Day
•June 6, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A paratrooper, a beachmaster, a combat engineer, British commandos, and Vierville civilians all give their accounts of the Allied invasion of Normandy. More »
Code named Operation Overlord, the D-Day Invasion occurred on June 6, 1944, as elements of five Allied infantry and three Allied airborne divisions assaulted the Normandy coast of Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Under the overall command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the landings on Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Omaha beaches succeeded in establishing a foothold on the continent. Following an arduous campaign in Normandy and savage fighting across the German frontier, troops of the Western Allies met the Soviet Red Army, advancing from the East, and Nazi Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945.
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A paratrooper, a beachmaster, a combat engineer, British commandos, and Vierville civilians all give their accounts of the Allied invasion of Normandy. More »
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Just how big was Operation Overlord? History on the Net gives the jaw-dropping raw numbers. More »
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These are the personal stories of the American D-Day airborne jump, and the paratroopers that managed to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. More »
•April 18, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Seventy years later, should the “Desert Fox” be considered an anti-Nazi hero or a faithful soldier turned opportunist? More »
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WWII Quarterly, the hardcover journal of the Second World War that is not available in bookstores or on newsstands, and can only be obtained and collected through a personal subscription through the mail. More »
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Lieutenant Colonel John Hanlon repaid the kindness of the people of the embattled Belgian town. More »
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Before Ian Fleming created 007, he was an undercover agent for the British during WWII. More »
•January 15, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The frequent bombing of the beautiful medieval city of Rouen, France, caused widespread death and destruction and resentment to the Allies. More »
•December 27, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The naval combat that raged around the Philippines invasion was preceded by a game of reconnaisance, intelligence gathering, and planning. More »
•December 11, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
When a massive explosion shook Port Chicago, a key naval depot near San Francisco, the shockwaves set off the largest mutiny trial in U.S. history. More »
