Hitler’s demise: ‘The bloody dog is dead’
The German announcement that Adolf Hitler was dead spawned more skepticism than celebration among the Allies.
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Guy Byam sought danger until the end
After surviving a German attack that killed most of his Royal Navy shipmates, Guy Byam arrived by parachute to cover Operation Overlord and Operation Market Garden for the BBC.
Read moreOperation Market Garden: Dropping in on Holland
In its earliest hours, Operation Market Garden seemed yet another Allied success. But correspondents on the ground soon realized little was going to plan, and their reports from the field reflected the increasingly dire situation — particularly near Arnhem.
Read moreParis liberated: De Gaulle under fire
Charles de Gaulle’s parade down the Champs-Élysées was to be the highlight of liberation celebrations on August 26, 1944, but gunfire from snipers along the route and even inside the Notre-Dame cathedral dampened the mood of the day.
Read more‘D-Day has come’: Breaking the invasion news to the world
The first report of D-Day comes from the Germans. At 6:33 a.m. London time, 43 minutes after the opening salvos of the pre-invasion naval bombardment, Berlin radio announces that the invasion has begun. Four minutes later, at 12:37 a.m. Eastern War Time, an Associated Press bulletin hits the wire: LONDON TUESDAY JUNE 6 (AP) — THE GERMAN NEWS AGENCY TRANSOCEAN
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World War II on Deadline 