Tag: Normandy Invasion
The First Into France – Meet the Elite “Pathfinders” of the Normandy Invasion
“Nearly 300 pathfinders took part in the pre-invasion.” IN HIS LANDMARK book D-Day: June 6, 1944, author Stephen E. Ambrose tells the story of Sgt. Elmo Jones of the 82nd Airborne Division. Moments after leaping out of a C-47 Dakota…
D-Day 1943? – Three Allied Plans to Invade France Long Before Operation Overlord
“How might the course of the war (and history itself) have unfolded differently had these generals had their way? No one can be sure, but here is what the Normandy campaign might have looked like.”…
D-Day Infographic — Brittany Ferries’ Guide to Historic Normandy
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel and fought their way into France. This week, a veritable army of D-Day veterans and their supporters will descend onto the same stretch of coastline…
