The Normandy landings on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- began the end to World War II. The weather forecast was grim over the English Channel. American General Dwight Eisenhower was in his makeshift office ...

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — 81 years ago, World War II allies invaded Normandy, liberating France and Western Europe, and laying the path to victory. “We came in on a landing craft with the front … ...

5 a.m. Naval forces start a prelanding bombardment of the beaches where U.S. infantry units are to land, codenamed Utah and Omaha, and inland targets.

In this May 2, 2019 photo, a statue of U.S. World War II soldiers departing a replica landing craft on Utah Beach in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France.

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Eighty-one years ago, the Normandy beaches witnessed a pivotal moment in World War II. D-Day marked the start of Operation Overlord. Allied forces from the US, UK, and Canada landed on five Normandy ...

War planes fly over the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings June 6 on Utah Beach, Normandy. Thomas Padilla/AP ...

Today this piece of coastline, which includes Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah beaches, is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches.

She said a visit to Normandy has long been on her bucket list. “You grow up watching all those movies, and then you say, ‘I get to go there,’ ” Angela Aschenbrener said.