D day beach

American troops leap forward to storm a North African beach during final amphibious training maneuvers in 1942. Many of these same men would later storm the coast of France during D-Day. Share to pass on the history from --> Old Photo Archive

76 years ago, in Northern France, one of the most essential operations of World War II took place. As a part of Operation Overlord, the Normandy landings

US LST 532 Unloads Jeep On Omaha Beach D-Day Normandy 1944

D-Day landing sites along Omaha Beach: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Vierville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, and the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer

One of the "Magnificent Eleven" photographs that Robert Capa managed to take on the morning of D-Day

Iconic photos of troops storming French beaches on D-Day, rolling tanks off ships, and swarming up hills after taking the shores, along with preparations for the operation in hours before.

It’s hard to imagine the D-Day Invasion in full swing, with soldiers storming the beaches and explosions peppering the coast, when you look at pictures of the beaches in Normandy, France today, but seventy years ago this was the place where the Allies would turn the tides of war and end the German occupation of France.Photographer Chris Helgren has compiled a series of photos that show key locations in the D-Day Invasion from then (June 6, 1944) and now, and needless to say there's a lot…

Omaha Beach today is peaceful. But it was the site of fierce fighting on D-Day in World War II. Visit the beach, the cemetery, and memorials.