Invasion of Normandy

The invasion of Normandy, named Operation Overlord and launched 63 years ago to the day, was the largest amphibious military attack in history. In World War II, D-Day as it became known was instrumental in turning the tide against the Axis forces in the European theatre of war. Gen. Dwight D.

When northern Europe was in the clutches of Nazi control 70 years ago, 156,000 allied soldiers were there to fight for liberty.

The date these soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy – June 6, 1944 – would from that day forward be remembered as D-Day in the World War II conflict.

A 3D simulation at Dassault Systèmes virtually constructs the Arromanches artificial harbor as a tribute to the engineers who played a role in World War II As I stand on the beach of Arromanches, a small town in northern France, I watch hundreds of soldiers rigorously working aboard warships and scores of tanks slowly moving on platforms that link the military vessels to the land, float