Remembering D-Day, 80 years later

Eighty years ago Thursday, allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, breaking through the German army’s defensive lines. The D-Day invasion was a crucial turning point in World War II. It was the start of a nearly yearlong campaign that pushed German forces out of France. Nazi Germany surrendered 11 months later.

The stories of the soldiers, commanders and others who planned and carried out the invasion are collected in a new book called “When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day,” by historian Garrett Graff.

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Graff about what happened on D-Day and how it is being remembered 80 years later.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.