WW2 British paratrooper veterans sitting infront of their younger self on the plane that dropped them on Normandy. Proper hero's every single one of them!

Omar Bradley, long after the war, on Omaha where his decisions and planning led to 2,500 US casualties and 900 deaths.

On this day in 1944 a little town in the Blue Ridge Mountains with about 3200 people would lose 20 sons, with 19 coming on Omaha Beach during the first wave. The “Bedford Boys” were made up primarily from Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, and trained

The Canadians, many of them volunteers, pushed furthest inland today. Allies matter. You don't win wars without friends.

A cloudy morning. The smell of saltwater. Waves crashing on the hull of the landing boats. Soldiers quiet – carrying the weight of Europe on their shoulders. We remember the brave heroes who risked everything when they landed on Juno Beach 81 years ago.

Today marks 81 years since D-Day. The day when bravery triumphed over fear. The landing was one of the most important Allied operations of World War II. It paved the way for the restoration of freedom in Europe. We honor all those who risked everything to push back evil and

It’s hard to believe it’s been 81 years since the brave men of the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy ... We owe them more than gratitude. We owe them remembrance. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇫🇷 #dday81 #honorthebrave #june6 #wwii #dday 📹 Video by Staff Sgt. Keith Thornburgh

Remembering our WWII Veterans. Jake Larson, a D-Day Veteran, shares how he is the only one left from his unit.

President Reagan’s “Boys of Pointe du Hoc,” eloquently spoken in 1984 from the same cliffs where US Army Rangers achieved the impossible 40 years earlier. Their mission: silence the German guns aimed at the Allied landings below. Pointe du Hoc was a strategic stronghold, perched

"Although I was affected by the horrors of Bastogne, I do not believe I was clinically shell shocked, as the series portrays me. In real life, while I was hollering for the medic, trying to figure out what to do, I remember two distinct thoughts: 'How are we going to help the

Here are recorded the names of Americans who gave their lives in the service of their country and who sleep in unknown graves. American Netherlands Cemetery Margrate

On June 6, 1944, a synagogue on West 23rd Street in New York City held 24-hour special services on D-Day to pray for the Allied troops as they landed on the beaches of Normandy.

#DDay81 at the British Normandy Memorial. 📹 The Spirit of Normandy Trust

It's dark now in Normandy. D Day draws to a close. The Allies are ashore, but the beachhead is fragile and will soon come under vicious, sustained attack. Here's a quick run over the numbers on this historic day. Thanks for following my coverage these last 24 hours.

"Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived." - General George S. Patton American Military Cemetery in Normandy. 🇺🇸

General Eisenhower visits Omaha Beach 20 years after DDay in 1964. 🇺🇸 A lot of reflection in that expression. 🪖

Peruvian agent Elvira Chaudoir, codenamed ‘Bronx’, collaborated with the British during WW2. She persuaded the Germans that a smaller-scale invasion would occur near Bordeaux, ensuring an entire SS Panzer division stayed in the region and was not deployed to Normandy for D-Day:

This is truly interesting, educational and amazing.

81 years ago today, paratroopers of Easy Company (plus a few men from the 4th Infantry Division) pose for a picture in the town square of Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont the day after surviving their first combat jump into Normandy 🪂