Today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant military operations in modern history: the D-Day Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. This pivotal event marked the beginning of the Allied ...

This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline that was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. American troops attacked Utah and Omaha beaches.

• An expert travel guide to Normandy. Chausey. The Chausey Islands are found south of Jersey (and only 10 miles from Granville), and are the only French territory in the Channel Islands.

Normandy occupies a prominent place in the Allied mind, as the scale of the D-Day tourism industry attests. In 2023 nearly 22m people visited Normandy’s landing beaches, 56% French and the rest ...

Our Normandy expert explains how the anniversary of the D-Day landings will be commemorated this June, and suggests the best way to visit the key beaches, museums and war cemeteries Jump to ...

DCS: Normandy 1944 adds 93,000 square kilometers of Europe to fight over. Period-accurate model of the French and British coastline. ... Normandy 1944 Map and WWII Assets Pack.

Watch as the sun rises over Normandy beaches on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.. Royal family members and world leaders gathered with veterans in the northern French region to mark the ...