The president attended a ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery. President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day by honoring the bravery of the American World War II veterans who stormed ...

On the countryside of Normandy sits a bakery full of French delicacies — not far from a city spared in World War II. A place ...

The British Normandy Memorial, inscribed with the names of 22,442 men and women who lost their lives during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1944, was unveiled on a hillside in ...

The Normandy beaches became a battleground in the struggle to free France and Europe at large from the hold of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion, which included land, sea and air forces, was ...

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide in the war and helped lead to the fall of ...

We delve into the history of this mix of colorful veggies, and why it has a French name, as well as what is usually included ...

Signature beach umbrellas dot the Deauville beach. This is where Coco Chanel first opened her fashion-forward shop, and luxury boutiques abound. Just after dawn, the racehorses stomp through the surf ...

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler’s forces couldn’t help but notice the hungry French boy by the side ...

Eight Vietnamese female athletes and their coaches are undergoing an intensive training programme in Caen city, France's ...

Picture this: Half-timbered towns with tall cathedral spires, thatched-roof cottages dotted among green rolling hills, fat happy cows, and drifts of gnarled apple trees. This is the beguiling Normandy ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined veterans in Normandy, France, on Friday to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings. Friday marks 81 years since Allied troops, led by American ...

This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past. Frank Walk was in a hurry. The U.S. Army captain had been ordered to bring top-secret planning ...