In late July 1944, LIFE magazine photographer Ralph Morse was on hand for what he called, in his typed notes from the scene, the “first organized entertainment in Normandy” after D-Day. In his photos ...

June 6, 1944 is often considered the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. On this day, 156,000 Allied troops successfully stormed the beaches of Normandy in occupied France. At 6:30 on the ...

On June 6, 1944, around 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed the shores of Normandy in the largest Allied operation of World War II, according to the D-Day Museum & Overlord ...

For many, the weekend commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings recall glory and valor. But for Francoise Piloy and others like her, the anniversary of D-Day inspires a mix ...

SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, American paratrooper John Steele dangled from a clock tower in Sainte-Mere-Eglise after his parachute got caught during the D-Day invasion, ...

LST-325 is the last fully operational World War II "landing ship, tank" of its kind, first commissioned on Feb. 1, 1943.

In late July 1944, LIFE magazine photographer Ralph Morse was on hand for what he called, in his typed notes from the scene, the “first organized entertainment in Normandy” after D-Day. In his photos ...

June 6, 1944 is often considered the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. On this day, 156,000 Allied troops successfully stormed the beaches of Normandy in occupied France. At 6:30 on the ...