June 6, 1944, is a special date in American history. It is synonymous with D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, which took place 80 years ago. History As It Happens takes its annual look back ...

June 6, 1944 is one of the most significant dates in modern history. Whether it’s referred to as Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy or simply D-Day, the landing of Allied troops on the ...

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Mehzebin Adam-Suter, Curator, British Red Cross Museum and Archives, spotlights the vital role played by British Red Cross volunteers. On 6 June 1944, the Allied ...

Field Director, American Red Cross D-Day. 80 years later, it brings up strong feelings and, for some, strong memories. D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. On 6 June 1944, over 150,000 ...

DAN SNOW: There aren’t many days that can be said to have changed the course of history, there aren’t many days like the 6th of June 1944. I think D-Day was the single greatest military ...

Dan Snow examines how the Allied Forces planned and executed the D-Day landings, as surviving veterans tell the story of one of the most dramatic military operations in history. George 'Jimmy ...

The hospital was built in 1943 to 1944 to receive casualties from D-Day, using 70 acres of requisitioned land on the Kingston Lacy estate. Few traces of it remain but, when it was operational ...

An historian who brought to light a clandestine Hydrographic department, integral to the success of D-Day, is on the hunt for the people that worked in it. Since 2003, Adrian Webb has researched ...

A battle-scarred American flag believed to be the first planted on Omaha beach during the 1944 D-Day landings is expected to fetch more than $55,000 at auction next week, Updated on Dec 10 ...