D-Day Fact Sheet Invasion Date June 6, 1944 The Invasion Area The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, …

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. …

D-Day Timeline On June 6, 1944, Western Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe. The timeline …

There were four glider assaults on D-Day bringing in badly needed reinforcements. The glider landings were almost as poorly dispersed as the parachute drops but with fewer casualties. In …

By D+4, the force required 6,000 tons of supplies per day, 9,000 by D+10, and over 12,000 by D+16. Over the next two months, the number of troops ashore grew to 1.2 million Americans, …

The day after liberation, the Extraordinary Soviet State Commission for the Investigation of the Crimes of the German-Fascist Aggressors began their investigation into the crimes committed …

The Soviets, however, designated May 9 as V-E Day or Soviet Victory Day, based on the document signed in Berlin. News of Germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities …

That same day, Roxas and McNutt visited the commander of Task Force 77 on his flagship; later they recorded messages to be broadcast nationwide and to the United States. McNutt hosted …

Despite their early agreement on a strategy focused on defeating “Germany First,” the US and British Allies engaged in a lengthy and divisive debate over how exactly to conduct this …

The 17th International Conference on World War II, a program of the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum, was presented by the Pritzker …