Special Issue: The 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Plus: Top Secret Maps Reveal D-Day Plans [History]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [History]( [National Geographic]( . . In this edition: On June 4, 1944, the Allied Forces began the world's largest amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Today National Geographic honors the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the brave soldiers who defeated the Nazis. . Photograph from the Collection of Joe Vaghi [History Magazine]( [D-Day: How the War Was Won]( Classified maps and documents reveal the careful planning that went into the D-Day invasion, as Allied commanders orchestrated how to begin liberating Europe from Nazi tyranny. [see the plans]( SHARE [F]( [T]( [June 6, 1944: order to the troops]( "The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. . . . [Y]ou will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny . . . and security for ourselves in the free world." Gen. dwight d. eisenhower supreme commander, allied expeditionary force . PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID BURNETT [the magazine]( [Memories of D-Day come alive on the beaches of Normandy]( Every decade, French and international troops honor the events that changed the course of World War II in the place where they happened. [return to normandy]( SHARE . [T]( . PHOTOGRAPH BY HOWELL WALKER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION [Culture & History]( [Witness the consecration of Normandy American Cemetery in vintage photographs]( In 1957, National Geographic covered the dedication of American war memorials abroad, including the Normandy American Cemetery in France, where more than 9,000 U.S. soldiers who fought in Operation Overlord are interred. [Go Back in Time]( SHARE [F]( [T]( D-day: by the numbers [156,115:]( troops who landed in Normandy [11,590:]( Total Allied aircraft to support the landings [6,939:]( of Allied naval vessels [11:]( Allied Nations in Operation Overlord [U. S. Dept. of Defense, D-Day: The Beaches]( . . . Photograph by Seven Wonders Cinema [Short Film]( [Watch this veteran fly in the same WWII plane he jumped from on D-Day]( One of the last surviving paratroopers who descended into Normandy on D-Day, Les Cruise flew again at age 92 in the same WWII plane he jumped from over northern France. [See for Yourself]( SHARE . [T]( [Email Newsletter Icon] Sign up for more National Geographic newsletters [Shop]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Travel]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( Photograph by Ritterbach/Fototeca You are receiving this email because you elected to receive marketing communications from National Geographic under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. Click here to [unsubscribe.]( If you reside in the EU/European Economic Area and wish to exercise all other data subject rights, [click here](. National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.