On June 6, 1944, the first report of the D-Day landings arrived at Thorney Island's Royal Air Force base near Portsmouth, England. The winged messenger who relayed the news at 1:46 p.m. was a ...

The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day, were a series of air- and seaborne landings in continental Europe by Allied forces. In the BBC’s new programme D-Day: The Unheard Tapes, remastered ...

Roy Hayward lost both his legs in Normandy aged 18 after his Sherman tank came under attack [PA Media] A veteran tank crewman who lost both his legs after landing on Gold Beach on D-Day has died ...

In the early hours of June 6th 1944 Allied forces began the greatest military assault ever attempted They came to Normandy by both air and sea with one objective to get a toehold on the content ...

Zanuck achieves a solid and stunning war epic. From personal vignettes to big battles, it details the first day of the D-Day Landings by the Allies on 6 June 1944. Darryl F. Zanuck achieves a ...

One of Norwich's sons who served in the Second World War and spent two decades as a policeman is turning 100 this year.

June 6, 2009 sees the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and to mark this occasion we are offering three lucky winners and their guests a fantastic four-day escorted Battlefield break ...

A tapestry exhibition knitted and crocheted by hundreds of volunteers worldwide and is to go on show in Co Fermanagh. The ...

The D-Day veteran, characteristically modest ... for his part in the Normandy Landings - rarely spoke of his heroics during the Second World War. He joined the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Tank ...

A Royal Navy veteran who serviced his country during the D-Day landings has celebrated his 100th birthday on Hayling Island.

A STOURBRIDGE D-Day hero has been left “overwhelmed” after enjoying a double whammy celebration to mark his 100th birthday.