After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.

With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of organisation - and the first step towards the liberation of Western Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany. Follow the Allies ...

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the ... The AP plotted the incidents on a map to show the scope of ...