D-Day photos: What historic landmarks in Normandy look like decades after invasion DDay75thAnniversary
Each year, the world pauses to remember the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day. Today, 75 years later, many of the spots where the Allied troops waged the battle are still able to be visited.
Unfortunately, by the time the massive invasion that led to the liberation of French cities and ultimately the rest of Europe occurred, more than five million Jewish people had been murdered, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. In this aerial view waves wash onto Omaha Beach in Normandy on May 4 at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France.During the invasion, paratroopers landed in Sainte-Mère-Église, a small French town, including on the church's property. American paratrooper John Steele landed on the church tower and spent two hours playing dead as he hung from the steeple. He was eventually cut down and taken prisoner by the Germans, only to escape three days later.