Category Archives: D Day

D Day, June 6, 1944

It’s 79 years since Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword. 160,000 troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline determined to break Hitler’s hold on Europe. 9,000 died or were wounded … Continue reading

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