Thanks to Normandy's unpredictable weather ... Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide in the war and helped lead to the fall of Nazi Germany.

A D-Day commando whose unit landed in Normandy without helmets has died ... sur-Mer and on to Langrune-sur-Mer suffering 25 per cent casualties. “On June 7 they fought strongpoint to strongpoint ...

There were 4,414 confirmed Allied deaths on that day and German loses ... beaches This map from UPI shows the 50-mile stretch ...

Of the 21,000 troops who landed, there were only 197 casualties. Roosevelt's own son ... Roosevelt is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. His brother Quentin, who was killed ...