Remembering D-Day 75 years later

June 6 marks 75 years since D-Day, the historic turning point during World War II. Now, world leaders are gathering to honor the veterans who were there. Ben Tracy reports.

• Jun 5, 2019
• 3:43

D-Day reporting from the front lines

In 1944, CBS Radio reached 27 million homes, as Americans awaited the news of the invasion of France. Reporters were ready to share details of the attack. Anthony Mason takes a look back.

• Jun 5, 2019
• 2:38

Trump commemorates D-Day

President Trump met with European leaders this week and commemorated the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy is traveling with the president. He joined CBSN to provide details on the president's trip.

• Jun 5, 2019
• 7:29

World leaders, veterans remember D-Day

The first Allied troops who landed in Normandy on June 6,1944 eventually became a wave that drove German occupiers out of France and forced the surrender of Nazi Germany in May of 1945. But the success of D-Day came at the cost of thousands of lives. Leaders and citizens from around the world gathered to honor them Thursday morning in Normandy. President Trump said their sacrifice made it possible for liberty to survive. Anthony Mason reports.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 2:32

Trump and Macron to meet after D-Day ceremony

Thursday's somber ceremony in Normandy commemorating D-Day will be followed by political meetings between two allies that don't always see eye-to-eye. President Trump and French president Emmanuel Macron will meet in nearby Caen to discuss a series of topics. Paula Reid reports from Normandy.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 1:52

This D-Day may be "last time" vets return

Thursday morning's speeches in Normandy commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day highlighted the sacrifices of the troops who took part in the invasion. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips has covered several of these D-Day ceremonies. He joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what he's learned from speaking with veterans leading up to the anniversary of that fateful day.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 5:14

Veteran returns to Omaha Beach for first time

Seventy-five years ago Thursday, 96-year-old Army veteran Jake Larson stormed Omaha Beach. He is the last living member of his unit. D-Day was a moment that changed his life forever and yesterday was the first time he stepped back onto Omaha Beach. Anthony Mason reports.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 5:18

Historian on D-Day: "Everything was at stake"

Robert Citino, the senior historian at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans joins "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason in Normandy to discuss why the stakes were so high back on June 6, 1944 and all the ways Operation Overlord could have gone wrong.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 2:59

D-Day vet brings wife to Normandy

Sixteen million Americans served in the military during World War II. It is estimated that fewer than half a million of those veterans are still alive.With each major anniversary, the veterans get fewer and fewer and the trip for them gets harder and harder. It is fascinating to hear why people now in their 90s make the effort. Mark Phillips reports.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 4:08

Normandy ceremony honors D-Day heroes

World leaders gathered in France to honor the Allied forces who landed on Normandy beaches 75 years ago. At least 170 aging veterans who took part in the operation in 1944 returned to reflect on the turning point in World War II. "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason joined CBSN from Normandy with more on the historic ceremony.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 5:27

Taking Aim at Opioids, The Nuremberg Prosecutor, Into the Wild

Opioid Crisis: The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors; Then, what the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive wants the world to know; And, into the wild with Thomas D. Mangelsen

• Jun 30, 2019
• 42:58

New Army uniforms a nod to WWII

The Army is getting new uniforms that make look familiar. The olive green is inspired by the uniforms worn by soldiers during World War II. David Martin got a look.

• Jul 3, 2019
• 2:32

CBS sportscaster Jack Whitaker dies

Legendary sportscaster and World War II veteran Jack Whitaker died Sunday morning in his sleep in Devon, Pennsylvania, of natural causes. He was 95 years old. Whitaker was a CBS Sports announcer for 22 years and covered football, horse racing and golf -- among others. Whitaker called Super Bowl I for CBS Sports as well as the 1973 Triple Crown Race with Secretariat.

• Aug 18, 2019
• 1:01

US' oldest WWII vet celebrates 110th birthday

This year marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion in Normandy that ultimately led to Germany's surrender. Today, about 500,000 American WWII veterans who served in Europe, the Pacific and other places are still living – but one U.S. veteran has been living longer than them all. That’s Lawrence Brooks, who just celebrated his 110th birthday at the National WWII Museum. Michelle Miller reports.

• Sep 13, 2019
• 4:33

WWII hero honored in surprise ceremony

Clarence Smoyer, a World War II veteran nicknamed "Hero of Cologne,” was surprised with a ceremony Wednesday in Washington, to award him an overdue Bronze Star medal with a “v" for valor. The 96-year-old tank gunner is the last living member of his crew that destroyed a powerful German Panther tank in a pivotal battle, about nine months after D-day.

• Sep 19, 2019
• 1:14

96-year-old WWII hero honored 75 years later

96-year-old WWII hero Clarence Smoyer is the last living member of his crew – and 75 years after fighting in a famous battle, he was surprised with a medal for his bravery.

• Sep 19, 2019
• 1:57

Colonel Tom Moore honored with knighthood

Colonel Tom Moore, a WWII veteran who raised more than $40 million for Britain's health care service, is to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth after being nominated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Moore raised the record amount by completing 100 laps of his garden during the coronavirus lockdown. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• May 20, 2020
• 2:18

75th anniversary of key World War II battle

One of the bloodiest battles of World War II started 75 years ago today. The Battle of the Bulge changed the course of the war. Vladimir Duthiers has more.

• Dec 16, 2019
• 0:30

Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson on "Jojo Rabbit"

New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi's rollicking World War II satire centers on a German boy, an aspiring young Nazi, who fantasizes about his best buddy Adolf Hitler while discovering his mother is harboring a Jewish girl in their house. Audacious and touching, the film has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Tracy Smith talks with Waititi and with Oscar-nominee Scarlett Johansson.

• Feb 2, 2020
• 7:22

Hollywood giant Kirk Douglas dies at 103

Kirk Douglas, one of the last surviving movie stars of Hollywood's legendary Golden Age, died at age 103 on Wednesday. Douglas, who was admired for his looks and respected for his intensity, starred in classics such as "Spartacus." Born to Russian immigrant parents in 1916, Douglas went into acting after serving in World War II.

• Feb 6, 2020
• 2:50

Strangers surprise 104-year-old with Valentine's Day cards

The daughter of a 104-year-old World War II veteran went on social media to ask if people would send her father 104 Valentine's Day cards. But he ended up getting thousands more. John Blackstone explains.

• Feb 13, 2020
• 1:53

WWII vet inundated with thousands of V-Day cards

For weeks, Valentine’s cards and gifts have been arriving by the truckload at an assisted living center, all addressed to 104-year-old World War II veteran Major Bill White. John Blackstone reports.

• Feb 15, 2020
• 2:29

Auschwitz survivor Michael Bornstein on Holocaust deniers

In this web exclusive Michael Bornstein, who was four years old when he was freed from Auschwitz at the end of World War II, tells correspondent Martha Teichner why, for years, he did not talk about his experience in the Nazi concentration camp – and then why, after viewing a Holocaust denier's website, he stopped being silent. Bornstein is co-author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, "Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz."

• Feb 16, 2020
• 1:05

Battle of Iwo Jima captured on film

Seventy-five years after the Battle of Iwo Jima, images captured on film during the bloody World War II assault will be made public for the first time. Thanks to a partnership between the history division of the Marine Corps and the University of South Carolina, a large collection of footage from the Marine Corps’ deadliest battle will be available in a digital archive. Greg Wilsbacher, the curator of newsfilm and military collections at the University of South Carolina, joins CBSN with the details.

• Feb 18, 2020
• 6:10

The Battle of Iwo Jima, 75 years ago

"Sunday Morning" looks to an iconic image of World War II, taken 75 years ago today.

• Feb 23, 2020
• 0:33

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