On the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, northern France, ... The Royal Navy had overall responsibility for Operation Neptune, the naval plan.

On June 6, 1944, that the invasion of Europe began behind the largest landing force the world had ever seen. The invasion, which became known as D-Day, began as Operation Neptune, part of ...

Symonds is the author of [Operation Neptune: The D-Day Landings and the Allied Invasion of Europe]. The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society co-hosted ...

A Czech hedgehog anti-tank obstacle and the landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat used during Operation Overlord on D-Day, seen outside Normandy Victory Museum in La Fourchette ...

The invasion, codenamed Operation Neptune and remembered as D-Day, ... U.S. Army troops administer first aid to the survivors of sunken landing craft, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

D-Day This undated photo shows Associated Press reporter Roger Greene a few days after the June 6, 1944, D-Day landing in France. Greene was the first seaborned war correspondent to land on the ...

D-Day This undated photo shows Associated Press reporter Roger Greene a few days after the June 6, 1944, D-Day landing in France. Greene was the first seaborned war correspondent to land on the ...

D-Day This undated photo shows Associated Press reporter Roger Greene a few days after the June 6, 1944, D-Day landing in France. Greene was the first seaborned war correspondent to land on the ...