Carentan was a crucial objective in June 1944, connecting the U.S. landing beaches of Utah and Omaha and shaping the success of the Normandy campaign. Fought over by the 101st Airborne Division ...

The battle for La Fière Bridge and its causeway, fought from June 6 to June 9, 1944, was one of the most critical engagements in the Normandy campaign. Securing this crossing was essential for the ...

Robbie, who was christened Queenie, was engaged to RAF Flight Sergeant Frank Arthur Vincent when his Lancaster Bomber ...