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

Less than a year before the end of World War II, then US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau drew up a nightmarish ...

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Though World War II lasted nearly another year in Europe, the success of Operation Overlord led to the liberation of France and allowed the Allies to fight the Germans in Nazi-occupied Europe.

June 6, 2025 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. Getty Images via CNN Newsource.

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.

Explore the history of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, and the sacrifice of 2,500 US troops in the bloodiest invasion of World War II.