D day

Sonya d’Artois parachuted into occupied France under the cover of darkness in late May 1944, and along with other female agents working in secret, helped the Allied forces make their D-Day landings and ultimately win the Second World War.

Victor Alfred Lundy was an architecture student enrolled in the Army Special Training Program, and in 1944, with D-Day soon to come, he and his company were called up to the infantry. Lundy kept a running diary in his sketchbook, from basic training in South Carolina to the fields of France, and his swell drawings give you a sense of what it was like to be one of our boys in the army.

74 years ago today, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, and changed the trajectory of World War II, and history, forever. Since that date, the battle has been recreated countless times for countless films. We've picked out the best ones so you don't have to watch them all. See the list on SpouseLink.

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(Washington, D.C.) — Seventy years ago was “D-Day.” The bravest men America and our Allies had to offer stormed the French coast of Normandy. They did it to defeat the cruel and evil Nazi tyranny. They did it not to conquer but to liberate. They did it to set free the people of France, and […]

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Visiting the 5 Normandy D-Day Beaches gives a view on the WWII liberation of France - Operation Overlord. Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword.

D-Day Landings remembrance painting. Normandy beaches Sword Beach Lord Lovat's piper 'Piper Bill' Painting by Jacqueline Hurley of Port Out, Starboard Home POSH Original Art (unfinished)

American troops leap forward to storm a North African beach during final amphibious training maneuvers in 1942. Many of these same men would later storm the coast of France during D-Day. Share to pass on the history from --> Old Photo Archive

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Memorial Day arose from the tragedy of the Civil War. It's a time to remember the people who sacrificed their lives for their country.

We are taking the time today to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the battle dubbed D-Day, that foreshadowed the end of World War II. We have broken down D-Day into the five W’s – Who, What, When, Where and Why – to illustrate the importance of this historical day. #ForHeroes

A little liberté, égalité, and fraternité in honor of Bastille Day on July 14. A few oddities to remind you that the French Revolution was ridiculously awesome.

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