This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. American troops attacked Utah and Omaha beaches.

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved ...

LONDON (AP) — As a young Women’s Royal Naval Service officer in World War II, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right place when they scrambled onto Normandy ...

Friday, June 6, 2025, marks 81 years since the Allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault — codenamed Operation Overlord — involved ...

As we observe the 80th anniversary of D-Day, here's a look at some historic photos from the invasion. Here's how D-Day unfolded: 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted course ...

The maps “showed railways, roads, churches, castles, every possible feature that could be visible to an incoming invader and from every angle,” Lamb, now 103, told The Associated Press.