Editor’s note: This story has been updated.

June 6 is the anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings, when Allied forces launched a naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. 

To commemorate the occasion, Stars and Stripes is sharing a series of interviews conducted by the World War II Foundation. The footage was part of the 2014 documentary “Day of Days: June 6, 1944.”

The beginning

Briefings

Paratroopers

The jump

Forever changed

Normandy beaches

Utah Beach

Omaha Beach

Cliffs of Pointe du Hoc

Casualties on the beaches

German leadership gone

Finally over