A South Tyneside man has shared the story of how he got his name - and how it originated on the beaches of Normandy.

David Dunsmuir was sent to patrol to North Sea during World War Two. The temperatures dropped so low off the coast of Iceland ...

What is particularly significant, however, is that the Shuiqiao offers capabilities along similar lines to the Mulberry ...

Plan Ahead: Since some of Normandy's D-Day beaches sit roughly 200 miles northwest of Paris, you're in for a full day, but ...

The invasion of Normandy, widely known as the D-Day operation, came on June 6, 1944. The huge military operation brought ...

John Roberts has spoken to the BBC about his memories of D-Day and said he "wouldn't have missed it for anything". Mr Roberts ...

to work out what the weather conditions would be like in Normandy. Stagg predicted that 5 June would be too stormy for a landing, but a break in the weather would make the invasion possible the ...

Omaha beach is located about 40 minutes by car from Caen in Normandy. 34,000 American soldiers landed there on D Day during ...

On this day, Operation Overlord began as Allied forces lined up against the Axis powers and began an invasion of Normandy, France. When the Allies needed to pick an appropriate landing site ...

Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...

Gideon Kantor, a World War II veteran, celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday with a party at the Garrett Park Town Hall.