Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign ...

The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. Start Slideshow Troops go ashore during training exercises for the ...

This screen grab shows one of China's landing barges, equipped with road ... has been compared to the Allies' preparations for the D-Day seaborne invasion of Normandy in 1944.