The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II.

After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.

Paddy the Pigeon, who was hatched in Co Antrim, was the fastest of the flock when he was released on June 6, 1944, to deliver the news of the successful D-Day landings back to England. Paddy ...

The paratroops are landing…they're landing all round me as I speak…they've come in from the sea and they're fluttering down…and they're just about the best thing that we've seen for a good ...

Poole was the third largest embarkation point for the Normandy landings, with thousands of troops and more than 300 vessels setting sail from ...