Paratroop landings were also planned for Rouen (3) and Havre and Honfleur (4). 2. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches ...

Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign ...

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for ... Situated about 6 miles from the D-Day beaches, Bayeux was the first city liberated after the D-Day landing. It's also the closest city ...

Soar above the iconic beaches of Normandy with this drone footage, revealing the historic sites where the D-Day landings shaped ... Psychotherapist Polar Vortex Map Shows Which States Will Be ...

Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...

At the quiet Cotswolds estate, the army designed maps for the Normandy landings. More than 600 Americans worked at the Grade I listed house "The whole planning for D-day was based on maps," said ...

A D-Day veteran who has celebrated his 100th birthday said he never expected to make the milestone. Lt Richard Willis, from Wellington, Somerset, was presented with the original chart of the D-Day ...