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The Allied Forces' D-Day landings in France in June 1944 took place on a scale which is almost impossible to imagine.

Known as Operation Overlord, the Normandy landings were the first phase of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.

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Over 200,000 carrier or homing pigeons were used by the Allied forces during World War I and II in order to conduct surveillance and relay messages to the front.

Dwight Eisenhower, a career military officer who rose to the rank of five-star general and led U.S. troops in World War II, was first elected president on Nov, 5, 1952.

Shortly after the D-Day invasion in northern France a group of U.S. Rangers are assigned to locate a missing paratrooper who is the last of four brothers.

Hiking in France on the Grandes Randonees offers backpackers the chance to explore a wide variety of stunning outdoor terrain while enjoying French culture and history.

The gallant crew of USS Laffey fights back despite death and destruction. This is the unbelievable story of a ship that wouldn't die.

Sixty-five years ago, June 6, 1944, the British, Americans and Canadians began Operation Overlord, a critical offensive attack to turn the advantage to the Allies in WW2.

The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, represents freedom, liberty, and justice to millions around the world.

The 4th Infantry Division landed in France on D-Day and fought until the end of World War II. And it lost more men than any other U.S. division in Europe.

Ernie Pyle didn't try to be flamboyant. He simply wrote what he and the soldiers around him felt. And he did so with such clarity, his columns still hit home today.