The D-Day invasion is typically remembered for the brutal fighting on the beaches of Normandy, but the battle had already ...

An Ohio veteran who parachuted in the D-Day invasion of Normandy is celebrating his 101st birthday. Jim “Pee Wee” Martin enlisted in the Army in 1942 when he was 20 years old soon after World War II ...

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division commemorating the impending 80th anniversary of D-Day jumped out of helicopters Sunday and attacked mock targets in ...

Delve into the harrowing fight for Carentan, where the 101st Airborne faced relentless German machine guns, mortars, and treacherous hedgerows to secure a critical crossroads that would determine the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from 101st Airborne in Normandy IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 6, 1944, the soldiers of the 101st Airborne were handed one of the toughest assignments of ...

Actors from Band of Brothers television series holding a commemorative 48 star firebrand flag in the jump landing zone outside of Carentan, France. Members of the 101st and 82nd airborne, Firebrand ...

CORONADO, Ca. – Members of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) traveled to California on December 3, 2022, to celebrate the legacy of former “Screaming Eagle” Soldier Thomas Maurice Rice, a ...

SAINTE MARIE DU MONT, France (June 12, 2012) - Along the causeway to Utah Beach stands a new monument to combat leadership, dedicated June 6, in memory of Maj. Richard Winters, who led paratroopers ...

During World War II, the 101st Airborne Division used playing card symbols on their helmets to identify units and aid regrouping during the chaotic night parachute landings of D-Day. From the spades ...

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian navy unable to guarantee control of the seas, Adolf Hitler turned to his ...