Operation Dragoon: ‘The decisive blow for France’
On Aug. 15, 1944, U.S. troops followed by French forces landed on the Riviera, a move met by little German resistance despite clear signs an invasion was imminent.
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Covering the Day of Days
Seventy-seven years after Allied troops landed in Normandy, we run through the timeline of how D-Day news coverage unfolded on June 6, 1944.
Read moreLiberating the Eternal City
On June 4, 1944, Allied troops liberated Rome. Correspondents who had covered the brutal slog through Italy reveled in the moment.
Read moreGermany surrenders: Ed Kennedy’s day of infamy
Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press gained international fame, then infamy, when he became the first correspondent to report the end of the war in Europe.
Read moreJapanese balloon bomb kills 6 in Oregon
On May 5, 1945, a Japanese bomb exploded in an Oregon forest, killing six civilians — the only Americans killed by enemy action in the continental U.S. during World War II.
Read moreHitler’s demise: ‘The bloody dog is dead’
The German announcement that Adolf Hitler was dead spawned more skepticism than celebration among the Allies.
Read moreMurrow at Buchenwald: ‘I pray you to believe what I have said’
Edward R. Murrow wasn’t the first correspondent to file a report from newly liberated Buchenwald, but his harrowing dispatch had a sizable impact on public opinion.
Read moreOkinawa: The ‘easy’ victory that wasn’t
On April 1, 1945, U.S. soldiers and marines walked virtually unopposed onto the shores of Okinawa. They didn’t believe victory could be so easy. It wouldn’t be.
Read moreMaking Manzanar: The first internment camp
Initial coverage of the California facility reflected little to no concern for its Japanese American residents.
Read moreCrossing the Rhine: The Bridge at Remagen
The 9th Armored Division’s thrust across the Rhine on March 7, 1945 caught everyone off guard, war correspondents included.
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