Most of the nearly 160,000 Allied troops who fought on D-Day are remembered for their heroism but not their names. Here are a few exceptions, including some who won fame for achievements after the war.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had his resignation letter ready for a reason: the success of Operation Overlord was never a given.

The 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy will bring vast numbers of visitors to the memorials and sites along the invasion beaches, where some of the last veterans alive who helped win World War II will be honored.

This is the day that changed the world; They depended on each other — and the world depended on them; In the last great invasion of the last great war, the greatest danger for eight men was saving ... one; The real glory of war is surviving; Swinging’s their game and London will never be the same!

Soft sandy beaches, fish-and-chips shops and tourist boat tours now occupy the Dorset seaside that played a key role in moving almost half a million Allied troops to France 75 years ago on D-Day.

Six thousand feet below invasion surged over the beaches of France and against Hitler's Atlantic Wall, and, as the first black dots moved over the white sand, a gunner said over the interphone: "Jesus Christ, at last."