Shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and tanks in history was launched.

This map was left to me by my father who served in the Royal Navy during WW2. He commanded a landing craft that landed US Rangers on this section of Omaha Beach on D-day, most of whom were quickly ...

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 ...

The modern-day aerial footage is accompanied by interviews with World War II veterans, mixed with archival footage of the June 6, 1944 “D-Day” invasion, along with newly created maps and photo ...

Today this piece of coastline, which includes Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah beaches, is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50-mile stretch of sand and ...

“It’s a good job that those who planned D-Day didn’t make such basic errors on their mapping.” Bernard Holt123 posted on X: “@BBCAntiquesRoadshow Who’s in charge of pinning your map ...