Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...

The American Airpower Museum (AAM) in Farmingdale, New York, continues its popular “C-47 D-Day Living History Flight Experience” with four 2025 dates to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of ...

BEDFORD, VA – 81 years after D-Day, the veterans are fewer, but the purpose remains. “Fewer and fewer of these heroic men are here to receive our thanks and to tell their story of a day that changed ...

Data: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Map: Axios Visuals As the nation remembers D-Day on Friday's 81st anniversary, a dwindling number of World War II veterans remain with us. About 300 WWII ...

LONDON — — April 16, 1945: The Soviet Red Army begins its final assault on Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. — April 28: Former Italian fascist premier Benito Mussolini is executed by Italian ...

Crucial weather forecasts helped allied forces invade on D-Day. Storm forecasts changed history. Today's forecasts still benefit from the science developed during WW2. On June 6, 1944, the Allied ...

HOUSTON — Law enforcement officials escorted the remains of a fallen World War II Army medic to their final resting place on Monday. Nicholas Hartman was 20 when he died on D-Day during World War II.

D-Day Conneaut 2025, the nation's largest WWII reenactment, will take place Aug. 14-16 in Conneaut Township Park. The event features mock battles, a USO dance and Higgins boat rides. Free tickets are ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach under heavy fire on D-Day will receive an award for self-sacrifice and public service from the ...