What was supposed to fall on D-Day took seven weeks and tens of thousands of casualties to secure. The battle for Caen became ...

American inventions proved their worth in the Normandy campaign that began on June 6, 1944. They allowed Allied forces to shoot, move and communicate in the arduous D-Day landings. From floating ...

Lt. Col. Gerhard L. Bolland was a proud Norwegian American from the farming town of Madison, Minnesota. He started his military career in 1926 in the Minnesota National Guard and was eventually ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Normandy Campaign, we honor the men and women whose ...

Linda Braden Albert Correspondent for The Daily Times Jul 7, 2024 Jul 7, 2024 Retired history teacher Julie Mitchell and Jessie Henderson, winner of the Albert H. Small Normandy Institute History Day ...

Every June 6 for many years, no matter where I might be, I would make a respectful phone call to my wife’s Uncle Chuck. I simply wanted to let him know that I was thinking about him on the anniversary ...

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 ...

FILE - U.S. soldiers stand on the remains of a house as they inspect damage in Carentan, in the Normandy region of France, June 15, 1944. The 80th anniversary this week of D-Day is a mixed bag of ...