June 6 is the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings, when Allied forces launched a naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. 

To commemorate the occasion, Stars and Stripes is sharing a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. The footage was part of the 2014 documentary “Day of Days: June 6, 1944.”

(At this time, videos are only available on our website, www.stripes.com. If you are on our mobile app and want to view the videos, please visit www.stripes.com/multimedia/videos/wwii-videos.)

The beginning

Briefings

Paratroopers

The jump

Forever changed

Normandy beaches

Utah Beach

Omaha Beach

Cliffs of Pointe du Hoc

Casualties on the beaches

German leadership gone

Finally over