But the key part of winning WW II was the invasion of France, hence the planning of the greatest sea and air invasion in history: Operation Overlord. Written and Hosted by Colin D. Heaton.

moonlit sorties to support Resistance fighters before and throughout Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. The Carpetbaggers were the de facto air arm of the Office of ...

All history enthusiasts—or at least those particularly interested in military history—remember a date that marked a before ...

Winston Churchill said that Operation Overlord was 'undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult' ever undertaken. With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of ...

You found out just how much strength you possess, you found out that you were capable of much more than you ever thought.” – Harold Bauer, Normandy Campaign, 1944 He never wanted to be a ...

After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.

Elvin “Speed” Homan missed the 75th anniversary of D-Day by 12 days. The 95-year-old veteran of World War II and the Korean War died on May 25 at Harmony River Living Center. His funeral service ...

May 30: The Allied invasion of France commences; troops based in England begin their mobilization to cross the Channel, in a massive effort code-named Operation Overlord. Eisenhower will wait for ...