Normandy
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D-Day landing in Normandy captured in grandmother’s diary
Abhinav Thawait
Scribbled in French shorthand, Louise Hamel’s diary still captures the power of the moment ‘It was very intense’: Vets travel ...
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Here’s how the invasion unfolded.
Abhinav Thawait
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious military assault ...
This WWII bunker used fake air vent to return grenade to sender
Elaine Hadley
Warfare became infinitely more gruesome during World War II thanks to some rather incredible advances in technology. But a very ...