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The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
On June 5, 13,400 American paratroopers boarded C-47 aircraft for the largest airborne operation in history. Problems began as they crossed into France.
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The First Man on the Beaches of Normandy
US Army Captain Leonard T. Schroeder Jr. was the first man down the ramp and straight into waist-deep water at Utah Beach. As he trudged toward the shoreline, his M-1 helmet stayed firmly affixed to his head as he tried to avoid enemy fire.
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Heroic Beauty: Exposing Omaha Beach
How a Signal Corps photographic team took one of the most iconic images of Omaha Beach.
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David Montgomery - Mourning a Friend of the Museum
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, and son of Field Marshal Bernard "Monty" Montgomery (1928-2020)
Past Events
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In Command of Overlord: Strategic and Operational Leadership in the Great Invasion
06/03/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin Rob Havers, PhD, President & CEO of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, and our very own Rob Citino, PhD, as they discuss the D-Day landing and Normandy campaign through the modern military lenses lenses of strategy—identifying long-term goals and providing the resources to meet them—and operations—plans to dominate the battlefield, foil the enemy, and win at the lowest cost.
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The Meaning of D-Day: A Roundtable Discussion
06/02/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin us for a roundtable discussion on the significance of D-Day and its legacy.
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"Time Will Not Dim the Glory of Their Deeds:" The Cemetery at Omaha Beach and the Commemoration of the D-Day War Dead
06/01/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMBen Brands, a historian with the American Battle Monuments Commission, will discuss the initial establishment of the cemetery at Omaha Beach, which occurred in the days immediately following D-Day.
