NORMANDY, France — This week marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, a turning point in World War II that helped bring victory to the allies in Europe. And all week on WCCO, we'll be sharing ...

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler’s forces couldn’t help but notice the hungry French boy by the ...

As the last notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” faded away, retired Lt. Col. Max Torrence held himself as erect as the young soldier he once was as he placed a wreath at the Normandy American Cemetery ...

(KLTV) - The Longview High School Lobo Choir is in France, performing at the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings at Normandy. Click the slideshow below to follow their trip of a ...

DALLAS — When Robert Pedigo steps off a plane Saturday in Paris to attend ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, it will be the first time the 100-year-old veteran of the ...

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for ...

President Joe Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France this week as he tries to demonstrate steadfast support for European security at a time when some allies fear Donald ...

It's the lesser-known D-Day, one launched two months after the Normandy landings on the other side of France, with French forces this time playing a premier role. On August 15, 1944, thousands of ...

Operation Dragoon 'succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of its advocates' - Copyright AFP/File - Operation Dragoon 'succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of its ...

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf ...

BRETTEVILLE-L'ORGUEILLEUSE, France — On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic who was ready to give his life — and save as many as he could. Now 99, he’s spreading a message of peace ...