Woman, 104, receives France's highest military honour for D-Day role

A 104-year-old woman has received the Legion d'Honneur - France's highest military honour - for her service in World War Two.
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D-Day in photos: See historic images from the Normandy landings

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

Historic D-Day landing ship serves new purpose: Ferrying people from Connecticut to Long Island

Nearly 80 years ago, before it ferried passengers across Long Island Sound, Cape Henlopen served as a U.S. Navy landing craft ...
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What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II

(CNN) — Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation ...
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D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf ...

The ‘D-Day watches’ made from WWII helmets — and beach sand from Normandy

Known for using unconventional materials — from Pearl Harbor seawater to meteorite moondust — in the name of horological storytelling, the brand is now commemorating the D-Day landings with a series ...