D-Day Anniversary Programs and Events

Living history volunteers at Eisenhower NHS commemorating the anniversary of D-Day.

Furious Fourth Living History Association

"To the Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade..."
Dwight D. Eisenhower, June 5, 1944

Each year, Eisenhower NHS hosts special programs, events, and living history to commemorate the anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944.

To commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day, park staff will lead a ranger guided walking tour of D-Day burial sites in Gettysburg National Cemetery on Friday, June 6, 2025, beginning at 5:30 pm. For more information on this program, click here.

 

 

Duration:

3 minutes, 11 seconds

Join staff from Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park, the Gettysburg Foundation, and the American Battle Monuments Commission as we read General Dwight Eisenhower's D-Day "Order of the Day" and remember all those who fought for freedom 80 years ago.

 

Explore the stories of June 6, 1944

Eisenhower and D-Day