World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France ... more information about the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy Tourism website.

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France ... Omaha and Utah beaches, is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50 ...

Troops from the UK, the US, Canada, and France attacked German ... of troops on five separate beaches in Normandy. More than a year in the planning, D-Day was originally set to start on 5 June ...

Of the 156,000 men who landed in France on 6 June ... US 7th Corps wading ashore on Utah Beach The fighting during the Battle of Normandy, which followed D-Day, was as bloody as it had been ...

Some 156,000 Allied troops stormed Normandy ... advance upon the beaches of France in the wake of the Stars and Stripes, on D-Day. General Dwight Eisenhower gives the order of the day, "Full ...