After the fierce battles in the Falaise Pocket in August 1944, the remaining German Army units in Normandy were in full blown retreat for the relative safety of the eastern bank of the River Seine.

during the wake of the Allied forces' successful D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, it seemed as if the Second World War was all but over. On Dec. 16, with the onset of winter, the German army ...

With Soviet troops bearing down on Berlin, and American forces routing what remained of the German army in the surrounding ... the Allies landed at Normandy. Soon after, Rommel was seriously ...

D-Day also offers a powerful counterpoint in the inability of the German military to respond effectively ... scattering paratroopers across the Normandy countryside. Similarly, the amphibious ...

was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Under Bradley's direction, American forces liberated Paris, turned back ...