Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s National WWII Museum, the institution celebrates the American spirit, teamwork, …

Why D-Day? If the US and its western Allies wanted to win this war as rapidly as possible, they couldn’t sit around and wait: not for a naval blockade, or for strategic bombing to work, or for …

Article D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern …

Learn about The National WWII Museum, originally founded in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum, and now the top-rated tourist destination in New Orleans.

D-DAY: THE ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY The Allied assault in Normandy to begin the Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Western Europe was code-named Operation Overlord. It …

The plan for the invasion of Normandy was unprecedented in scale and complexity. It called for American, British, and Canadian divisions to land on five beaches spanning roughly 60 miles. …

November 1, 2026 Day 8 Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, & Normandy American Cemetery The morning touring begins at Pointe du Hoc, where the 2 nd Ranger Battalion landed at the base …

On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end. As the news of Germany’s surrender reached the rest of the world, joyous crowds gathered to celebrate in the streets, clutching …

The D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, represented the tip of the Allied spear in Germany’s Western Front. Over the next eleven months, millions of tons of supplies, vehicles, …

D-Day Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. …