On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops — including 14,000 Canadians — descended on Normandy, France to break through Hitler’s ‘Fortress Europe’, and ultimately win the war.

French civilians who endured Nazi occupation are now sharing their stories as part of a new exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

The Allies called their plan to invade Normandy "Operation Overlord," but the simpler term "D-Day" has stood the test of time.

Canada had more than one million volunteers join the military in the Second World War, many of them teens who lied about their age to enlist before they turned 18.

For years, Steven Oldrid, 66, had helping out with D-Day events around the beaches where British soldiers had landed -- and often left their lives behind -- be it organizing parking, getting pipers to show or getting sponsors for veterans' dinners.

The exhibit features an intricately designed and 3D-printed model of Juno Beach and a virtual reality experience that sends the viewer there.

That ability to lead, laugh and inspire until the end, is what friends say they will remember about him most.

A west Edmonton coin store is celebrating the Canada Day long weekend by trading away coins honouring the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

A Winnipeg World War II veteran has been awarded France's highest honour among former military personal.

All told, there were 1,074 Canadian casualties on D-Day, including 359 dead. Over the past few months, Global News has interviewed many who are alive today.