Between September 1944 and February 1945, US troops fought their longest battle in history, one so punishing soldiers called it 'The Meat Grinder' or 'Death Factory'.
In 1943, a facility nestled in the Norwegian hills could provide Nazis with a piece to their nuclear puzzle; with the threat of nuclear weapons looming, the Allies carry out the most successful act of sabotage in World War II.
Six gliders drop from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River. Securing the bridge is a crucial step in protecting a north flank invasion.
When Joseph Goebbles featured the luxurious SS Cap Arcona in a propaganda film about the Titanic, he never imagined this German ocean liner would meet a similar tragic fate.
