He was one of more than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops who stormed the Normandy beaches on D-Day — and one of a handful who in the decades after told NPR about their experience.

He was killed in the D-Day landings on Omaha Beach. ... 60,000 British and 15,000 Canadian troops trained for months before the June ... The weather that day crossing the English Channel was harsh.

It was D-Day, and on that overcast morning on June 6, 1944, 10 boats filled with Canadian troops crossed the English Channel’s choppy waters to head for the 1,500 yard stretch of Normandy ...

More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944 — 80 years ago this week. A small handful told NPR about their experience.

The day before D-Day, June 5, was D-1. The day after, June 7, was D+1. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler stands with Heinrich Himmler and staff while looking across the English Channel from Calais in ...

Warfronts. D-Day at Juno – How Canadian Troops Broke Through on D-Day. Posted: May 5, 2025 | Last updated: May 5, 2025. The invasion of Normandy wasn't accomplished strictly through American forces.

What the "D" in D-Day actually stands for has been a source of debate almost from the time that the Allies first landed on the French coast.