Guardsman David Blyth, 25, was posted as missing in action during the Battle of Normandy, which followed D-Day, on 4 August 1944. His Sherman Tank was destroyed but his body was never identified ...

"We had a big tank in front of us ... was sent back to his unit in Pont-l'Évêque, Normandy. There he faced "one hell of a battle", in which one of his friends "went berserk" after finding ...

It rumbled onto the beaches of Normandy a few days after D-Day as part of the 737th tank battalion. “They were known as ‘Patton’s Spearheaders’ for leading the way into battle,” in a ...

IV, or Churchill tank, played a significant role in numerous military operations, including the Normandy invasion ... being used for battles in Italy, France, Belgium, and Holland.

Off Normandy’s coast his landing ship tank, or LST, came to a halt and my ... Though the D-Day invasion launched 80 years ago on June 6, the Battle of Normandy — which was known by its code ...

killed in the ensuing Battle of Normandy were tinged with fear that World War II lessons are fading. “There are things worth fighting for,” said Walter Stitt, who fought in tanks and turns 100 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Battle Academy: Rommel in Normandy This time, play the Normandy campaign from the other side and play as the Germans and their mighty Tigers through ten ...

New York invader Battle of Normandy tracked pacesetter Wonderful Justice (GB), surged to the front leaving the final turn, and extended his lead down the stretch to comfortably win Saturday’s ...