France, by sea and air, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany. The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A ...

While the world remembers the Battle of the Bulge, another brutal conflict raged in Eastern France—the Colmar Pocket ... in this overlooked chapter of WWII. Discover the fierce fight for ...

Photographer Captures Moving Portraits of Last WWII Veterans and Learns Their Survival Stories The successful invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked a decisive shift in the war. On that day ...

Dad's Secret War: France 1944 is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

LONDON, June 2, 1944 ... in France as announced by the Germans came from early morning radio programs. Details of "jump off" elaborately prepared WASHINGTON, June 6, 1944 (UP) - A war department ...

Commuter traffic at one of France's busiest train stations came to a complete halt Friday morning after workers discovered an ...

[AFP] For half a century, the son of a Senegalese soldier massacred by the French army he had fought for during WWII has ... for France were sent back to Dakar in November 1944.