Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
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The 20 Most Incredible Facts About the Allied Invasion of Normandy
One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...
This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
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Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier
To this day, there is only one American-built monument located in any German military cemetery and it stems from a rare act ...
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In Normandy, a Jewish veteran buried in a Nazi mass grave will receive a proper burial 80 years later
Schacter got his first look at the grave holding Baskind during a 2023 trip to Normandy to attend the reburial ceremony of another Jewish soldier. Visiting the German cemetery, he recalled ...
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Battle of the Bulge
In late 1944, during the wake of the Allied forces' successful D-Day invasion of Normandy ... and of English-speaking German soldiers, disguised as Americans, capturing critical bridges, cutting ...
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Normandy Beaches: Walking in the Footsteps of D-Day Soldiers in France
Utah Beach Utah Beach was one of the two American landing zones on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Situated on the Cotentin Peninsula, ...
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German Chancellor states revitalization of Normandy format
TASS/. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the parties to the Normandy group (Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France) have managed to revitalize this format. He said it in an interview with the ZDF TV ...
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On June 6, 1944, while Rommel was in Germany celebrating his wife's birthday, the Allies landed at Normandy ... Shortly thereafter, two German soldiers visited Rommel's sickbed.