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UNESCO Ponders Making D-Day Landing Beaches a World Heritage Site

While considered hallowed ground in many countries, the historic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, France, have not been seriously considered as a UNESCO World...

Bloody Omaha, Part IV

Fourth in a series VII The 16th RCT was scheduled to come ashore at the same hour on the adjacent Easy Red, Fox Green and Fox...

7 Misconceptions About the D-Day Landing at Omaha Beach

On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 soldiers from the United States and other allied nations invaded the coast of France to overthrow the...

Delta and Best Defense Foundation Partner to Bring WWII Veterans to...

Photos and video courtesy of Delta Airlines. From a Delta Airlines Press Release: For the third year in a row, Delta Air Lines is honored to...

Work Begins on Visitor’s Center at British Normandy Memorial

From a BAE Systems press release: Construction of a new visitors’ pavilion to commemorate the D-Day landings has begun in Normandy, France, following a £600,000...

Part II: Planning Your Trip to Normandy and the D-Day Landing...

Eating in Normandy… After reading Part I, you have landed in France, rented a car at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, have driven to Bayeux (stopping...

Part I: Planning Your Trip to Normandy and the D-Day Landing...

More than 1 million Americans annually visit the Normandy region of France, particularly to see the June 6, 1944, landing beaches. In terms of...

New D-Day Documentary On Our YouTube Channel!

A French family befriends an American soldier at a chateau near Omaha Beach during the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings. Their families remain friends...

Museum Receives Drawing of French D-Day Chateau

The Stonewall Brigade Museum has received the donation of a large pen and ink drawing depicting the Vierville Chateau that played a prominent part...

US Navy Memorial Postpones Normandy Lone Sailor Dedication to 2022

The United States Navy Memorial will postpone the official ceremony of the Normandy Lone Sailor statue dedication due to the ongoing pandemic. The Dedication...
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