Operation Neptune, also known as D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944. It was a hugely significant military operation that saw Allied forces invade Normandy. This historic event is remembered as the ...

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The morning after D-day the police raided a brothel, which French women had set up in a wrecked landing craft. Dan Snow will be sharing more facts and sending live updates about the veterans he ...

The impact of what that day represents in U.S. military, American and world history cannot be overstated, and as D-Day's anniversary approaches, those four letters still stir a sense of reverence ...

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 ...

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 ...

“But major landmarks, like last year’s 80th anniversary of D-Day, and this year’s VE and ... “We shall go down in history and it is vital that what we all did is remembered forevermore.

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 ...

Paddy the Pigeon, who was hatched in Co Antrim, was the fastest of the flock when he was released on June 6, 1944, to deliver the news of the successful D-Day landings back to England.

He studied the documents with another history lover, John Mak Hiu-fai. The diary is the only known first-person account from a Chinese officer who took part in the D-Day landings. This historic ...

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