Visiting the D-Day beaches in Normandy is one of the most powerful and sobering experiences you can have in France. Scattered along the coast are remnants of the largest amphibious invasion in history ...

UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago Thursday, kicking off intense anniversary ...

Frank Walk was in a hurry. The U.S. Army captain had been ordered to bring top-secret planning documents to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters, which at the time was a 19th-century manor near ...

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on ...

Visiting the D-Day beaches in Normandy is one of the most powerful and sobering experiences you can have in France. Scattered along the coast are remnants of the largest amphibious invasion in history ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on ...

American soldiers huddle inside a landing craft approaching Utah Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on D-Day. This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage ...