Two weeks before the D-Day operation on June 6, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division (aka "The Screaming Eagles") was getting ready for battle when they realized that they needed a quick way to get the ...
BASTOGNE, Belgium — After 80 years and every December, the town of Bastogne becomes a living memorial to the American Soldiers who fought and died during one of World War II’s most intense battles.
From the night drops of June 6, 1944, to their iconic role in liberating Normandy, the 101st Airborne became one of the most recognized units of D-Day. This look compares their actions during the ...
In the days following D-Day, American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne clashed with German Fallschirmjäger units in the hedgerows and villages of Normandy. This video retraces those encounters, ...