D-Day Invasion of 1944 Chronicled

The Los Angeles Times prints a communiqué from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters announcing that Allied forces have begun landing in northern France.

This West Virginia newspaper covers the D-Day invasion of northern France by Allied forces and includes the full text of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's messages to service members and the people of occupied Europe.

This underground newspaper Le Franc-Tireur encourages its readers to assist Allied forces in the liberation of German-occupied France following the D-Day invasion. Moreover, the newspaper strongly condemns the Vichy government and French citizens who failed to take up the resistance.

Pyle's poetic writing in The Washington Daily News contrasts the "awful waste and destruction" on the beaches of Normandy with the hopefulness inspired by the immensity of the Allied reinforcements waiting in the English Channel.

This German-language newspaper published in Nazi-occupied Danzig in Prussia (now Poland) declares "the hour of German preservation is here" as the Allied invasion of northern France begins.

This special issue of the Los Angeles Examiner reports on the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower graces the cover of Life magazine nearly two weeks after Allied troops under his command stormed the beaches at Normandy, France. This issue also includes dramatic images by photographer Robert Capa, who documented the June 6 assault.

A day after Allied forces came ashore in France, The New York Times reports they have broken through the German "Atlantic Wall." British and American leaders address their nations for the first time since the invasion began.

One of the few female correspondents during World War II, Martha Gellhorn of Collier's weekly magazine provides a first-person account of daily life in England both during and after D-Day.

The Italy edition of The Stars and Stripes tells U.S. service members about gains since the D-Day invasion three days earlier, the liberation of Rome and surrounding areas, and the start of a Russian offensive.

The Springfield (Mass.) Union reports on the Allies' progress in liberating France since the D-Day invasion on June 6, as well as national and local news stories of interest.

An 'Extra' edition of The Detroit Free Press on June 6 carries the breaking news of Allied forces landing on the northern coast of France. Stories cite both Allied and German reports.