Keywords: 140607-F-NH180-493 (14419367903).jpg Paratroopers jump onto the Iron Mike drop zone in Sainte-M re- glise France June 8 2014 More than 600 U S German Dutch and French service members jumped to honor the paratroopers that jumped into Normandy on D-Day The morning of June 6 1944 Allied forces conducted a massive airborne assault and amphibious landing in the Normandy region of France The invasion marked the beginning of the final phase of World War II in Europe which ended with the surrender of Germany the following May U S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Sara Keller/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/14419367903/ 140607-F-NH180-493 2014-06-08 12 01 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/14419367903 2016-09-03 06 53 14 United States Government Work Airmen D-Day Normandy Paratrooper Sainte-Mère-Église Veterans French language Soldiers United States Army |