Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and tanks in history was launched. Its aim was to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupiers. Involving ...

Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign ...

“It’s a good job that those who planned D-Day didn’t make such basic errors on their mapping.” Bernard Holt123 posted on X: “@BBCAntiquesRoadshow Who’s in charge of pinning your map ...

The modern-day aerial footage is accompanied by interviews with World War II veterans, mixed with archival footage of the June 6, 1944 “D-Day” invasion, along with newly created maps and photo ...