On June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied service members landed on the shores of northern France with a mission to free western Europe from Nazi tyranny. Over the ensuing hours and days, the men faced decimating machine-gun fire, mortars, and artillery, eventually fighting their way inland, but not before suffering a staggering number of casualties.

On June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied service members landed on the shores of northern France with a mission to free western Europe from Nazi tyranny. Over the ensuing hours and days, the men faced decimating machine-gun fire, mortars, and artillery, eventually fighting their way inland, but not before suffering a staggering number of casualties.