Prince William filled in for his father King Charles III Thursday at a large international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings amid the sovereign’s ongoing cancer battle. As The Daily Beast previously reported, royal sources said a decision had been made for Charles to skip the large event in Normandy attended by […]
The D-Day invasion of Normandy was a massive, complex operation with nearly 160,000 troops. Allied war planners prepared for months, drafting many plans for the spearhead into German-occupied Europe. Britain’s Gen. Montgomery kept it simple, writing his plans for the historic land, air, and sea operation on one sheet of paper. The Allied invasion of […]
The D-Day invasion was the largest seaborne invasion in history and a turning point in World War II. By the end of the Normandy campaign, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians had been killed or wounded. The greatest risks were borne by American troops who arrived in the first wave, seized clifftop artillery, and […]
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal honoured the soldiers who were part of the Normandy landings as heroes, at a ceremony on Juno beach as the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the operations that helped end World War II. “Our gratitude is eternal,” said Attal on Thursday at a Canadian commemoration ceremony in the beachside […]
Joe Biden has marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day by saying “we will not walk away” from the defence of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable,” the US president said during a ceremony at the US cemetery in Normandy. “If […]
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by saying “we will not walk away” from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable,” he said during a ceremony at the American […]
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France – A single sentence in the fading pages of Louise Hamel’s diary documents the first moments of the day that would become a turning point in World War II. Tuesday, June 6, 1944. “Les Americans débarque en France,” read Hamel’s diary entry, seemingly written too quickly for proper accents and grammar. The English […]
Moissy is no more than a hamlet on a road to nowhere in Normandy. At a barely visible turn-off, easily overlooked, there’s a small hand-painted sign, dark blue lettering on the ground the color of dried blood, that reads: Août 1944, Couloir de la Mort. Corridor of Death? It’s only natural that this week, on […]
The invasion of Normandy in France was a pivotal battle during World War II, but D-Day could have had a different outcome or even been launched on a different day if it wasn’t for important information from meteorologists and the position of the Moon. D-Day involved 150,000 Allied troops crossing the English Channel to invade […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded 11 US veterans with the Legion of Honour, France’s highest distinction, during commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. “You came here because the free world needed each and every one of you, and you answered the call,” he told them. “You came here to make France a free […]
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts is expected to make a historic docking at the International Space Station at 12:15 p.m. ET today. Those eager to follow along can tune into CNN for live coverage or follow the journey on NASA’s website. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and […]
Ukrainian drones have struck an oil refinery and a fuel depot in Russian border regions, officials said, as part of Kyiv’s effort to disrupt the Kremlin’s war machine. An overnight drone attack hit the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the Rostov region and started a fire, regional governor Vasily Golubev said. Firefighters had to pull out briefly […]