Latest "D-Day 75th anniversary" stories

First lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery

D-Day at 75: Nations honor veterans, memory of fallen

With silent remembrance and respect, nations honored the fallen and the singular bravery of all Allied troops who sloshed through bloodied water to the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago on D-Day, the assault that portended the fall of Hitler’s Third Reich.

4 years ago

World War II veteran Johnnie Jones Sr. poses for a portrait at his home in Baton Rouge, La.

Fighting Germans and Jim Crow: Role of black troops on D-Day

Roughly 2,000 African American troops are believed to have hit the shores of Normandy in various capacities on June 6, 1944.

4 years ago

British soldier in Normandy for D-Day commemoration drowns near WWII battle site

His body was pulled from the canal by divers and fire rescue personnel four hours after Jones’ fellow soldiers lost sight of him.

5 years ago

Normandy tries to keep alive ‘infinite gratitude’ for D-Day

With fewer veterans and witnesses able to share personal memories, the French who owe their freedom to D-Day's fighters are more determined than ever to keep alive the memory of the battle and its significance.

5 years ago

WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary

Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: “That’s All, Brother.”

5 years ago

DNA test uncovers D-Day love story 75 years later

After decades of searching, Andre Gantois had lost hope.

5 years ago