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Bernard Montgomery, since 1946 Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (Kennington, Greater London), was an English general and field marshal.

The Merville battery, which overlooked Sword Beach and included four 150 mm guns, was a major threat to the Allied landings in the Sword sector.

Find out how the American soldiers first set foot on Omaha Beach through the eyes of Harold Baumgarten.

The amphibious landings began with the clearing of German sea mines. Aubrey Gilman tells how the minesweepers on Utah Beach carried out their task.

Winston Churchill, a British statesman who as Prime Minister from 1940-1945 resisted Hitler and thus played a decisive role in the Allied victory.

It is known as the first liberated house of Western Europe. But do you also know the story of this well-known Café Gondrée on the Pegasus Bridge?

Find out how Major General James Gavin and his men advanced towards La Fiere during the first hours of the landing.

Richard Winters of Easy Company took part in the invasion of Normandy. Later he fought in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.