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D-Day invasion veteran calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'savior of the people' at an 80th anniversary event in Normandy

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 14:08

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets veterans as he attends the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and the liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany occupation, at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy region, France, June 6, 2024. — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets veterans as he attends the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and

Military & Defense, Defense, Ukraine, Russia, world-war-ii, D-Day

The 4 most dangerous missions American troops carried out 80 years ago on D-Day

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 09:30

media dday anniversary lg01 — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told his invasion force, "Your task will not be an easy one." He was brutally right.
The National WWII Museum

Military & Defense, International, Features, D-Day, normandy-invasion, us-troops, dangerous-jobs

3 unsung World War II woman spies who helped make D-Day an Allied victory

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 09:29

GettyImages 862251644 — Lise De Baissac was a leader in the French Resistance whose efforts contributed to the success of the D-Day landings.
Eric Harlow/Getty Images

Military & Defense, International, Features, world-war-ii, D-Day, normandy-invasion, Spies

Gen. Montgomery wrote his entire D-Day invasion battle plan on a single piece of paper — here it is

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 09:19

Gen. Bernard — Gen. Bernard "Monty" Montgomery addressing British troops.
AP

Military & Defense, D-Day, Britain, bernard-montgomery

D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history — and likely the last. Here's why.

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 05:00

US Marines trained with South Korean troops for an amphibious assault in a 2023 exercise. — US Marines trained with South Korean troops for an amphibious assault in a 2023 exercise.
Staff Sgt. Kevin G. Rivas/US Marine Corps

Military & Defense, D-Day, amphibious-warfare, Invasion, marine-corps, mildef-freelance, Analysis

American Airlines is flying 70 World War II veterans to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 08:05

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines — An American Airlines Boeing 787-9.
JanValls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images

Transportation, Military & Defense, american-airlines, world-war-ii, ww2, normandy, D-Day

British intelligence releases unseen images of code-breaking 'Colossus' computer that helped allies win WWII

Sun, 01/21/2024 - 04:55

The — The "Colossus" computer.
GCHQ/Crown Copyright

Military & Defense, news-uk, uk-weekend, ww2, allies, Nazi, Germany

How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'

Sun, 03/19/2023 - 17:37

normandy — US soldiers exit an LCVP and head ashore at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
Reuters/File

Military & Defense, International, Andrew Higgins, Higgins boat, landing craft, landing craft vehicle personnel, World War II

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