An American flag flies on Omaha Beach in Normandy on Thursday,
the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
An American flag flies on Omaha Beach in Normandy on Thursday,
the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of
Normandy, France on this day in 1944. A total of 400,000 Allied
American, British and Canadian troops were involved.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives orders to paratroopers on D-Day.
U.S. paratroopers attached to the static line just prior to jumping
during the invasion of Normandy.