"You are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months..." -General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

On June 6, 1944, during World War II, the Allies invaded Western Europe in the largest amphibious assault in history.

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D-Day: 40 Years Ago, Part 3 (1984) 3
D-Day: 40 Years Ago, Part 3 (1984)
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Part 3 of the D-Day: 40 Years Ago special of Carolina Journal. Veterans from both Axis and Allied powers gather to remember their experiences on D-Day, and to honor the fallen.
D-Day: 40 Years Ago, Part 2 (1984) 2
D-Day: 40 Years Ago, Part 2 (1984)
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Part 2 of the D-Day: 40 Years Ago special of Carolina Journal. Veterans from both Axis and Allied powers gather to remember their experiences on D-Day, and to honor the fallen.
Return To Normandy | South Carolinians In WW II 1
Return To Normandy | South Carolinians In WW II
Episode 1

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, many veterans make the journey to France to remember the battle that took place. For the remaining veterans still alive, this...
A New Front, Part 8 8
A New Front, Part 8
Episode 8

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

After the victory in Italy, the next large-scale campaign would be “Operation Overlord”: a massive allied mobilization by the Americans and the British, to drive the Germans out of France. American...
Why Study History - Return to Normandy
Why Study History - Return to Normandy

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Grades: 5, 7, 11

With an understanding of the importance of the D-Day invasion to the people of France, and to the world in helping end the tyranny of fascism and the oppression of Hitler’s Nazi regime, answer the...

Major Thomas Dry Howie | S.C. Hall of Fame
Major Thomas Dry Howie | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 8

This is the story of Major Thomas Dry Howie from Abbeville, South Carolina, who survived the assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day during World War II only to be killed as he liberated the French town of...