D-Day has drawn the attention of numerous filmmakers over the years. Here are ten of the best D-Day films, each showing the invasion’s prominent place in international memory.
U.S. Army Rangers prepare to depart England for the D-Day invasion.
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The fight up the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc and the battle across Omaha Beach were spearheaded by a relatively new type of unit: Army Rangers.
One of war photographer Robert Capa’s images shows a wave of troops arriving on the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
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Artifacts held in the National Museum of American History provide personal details about the Normandy invasion.
To stage their invasion of Nazi-held France, Allied forces created floating harbors in the English Channel where ships could safely dock to send soldiers and supplies ashore.
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