Invasion of Normandy

An inflatable tank in England prior to D-Day, a small part of a massive deception operation.

A massive deception made D-Day possible

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The success of the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 was far from assured. But the odds were helped by a huge campaign to deceive the Germans that was years in the making. The success of the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 was far from assured. But the odds were helped by a huge campaign to deceive the Germans that was years in the making.

British veteran Leslie Dobinson (left) and American veteran James Kunkle in La Cambe share their memories of the 1944 Normandy landings and the days that followed.

D-Day veterans make what may be their last trip to Normandy

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One World War II veteran brings the Normandy invasion to life with his ‘D-Day in a box’

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Artists’ sand silhouettes depict war dead from Normandy invasion

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