60K views · 578 reactions | Thousands gathered in Normandy for the 81st D-Day anniversary, honouring the WWII invasion that began the fall of Nazi Germany. Veterans were celebrated as leaders paid tribute to the more than 4,000 Allied troops killed on June 6, 1944. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook

5.8K views · 84 reactions | On This Day: On June 6, 1944, over 150,000 Allied troops stormed the Normandy coastline and set the world on a path to ending WWII. Watch our segment from Iowa's WWII Stories that includes historical footage and an interview with a veteran of the D-Day invasion. For more of our military history coverage >>> iowapbs.org/military #DDay2020 | Iowa PBS | Facebook

57K views · 636 reactions | Without the brilliant planning and heroic sacrifices of the D-Day invasion in 1944, the Allies may have never defeated the Nazi forces in Europe. On #ThisDayInHistory, more than 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy’s fiercely defended beaches in northern France. #DDay https://www.history.com/news/d-day-normandy-wwii-facts Soldiers on landing craft + walking thru water toward Normandy beach / D-Day; 1944 | HISTORY | Facebook