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Watch this segment of American Rifleman Television "The Men And Guns Of D-Day" to learn more about the U.S. Rangers at Pointe du Hoc during "The Great Crusade."

Watch this segment of American Rifleman Television "The Men And Guns Of D-Day" to learn more about the Canadian and British troops who landed on Juno and Gold Beach, their stories and the firearms they used during "The Great Crusade."

Watch this segment of American Rifleman Television "The Men And Guns Of D-Day" to learn more about the men of the 82nd Airborne Division, their stories and the firearms they used during "The Great Crusade."

Watch this segment of American Rifleman Television "The Men And Guns Of D-Day" to learn more about the men of the 101st Airborne Division, their stories and the firearms they used during "The Great Crusade."

As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we look back at the infantry arms-both well known and forgotten-used on this pivotal "Day of Days" in American history. (Photos courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration/U.S. Army Signal Corps)

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops carried out an amphibious and airborne assault on Hitler’s Fortress Europe in Normandy. Here are the stories of some of the men and the arms they used at the start of “The Great Crusade.”

As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we look back at the infantry arms-both well known and forgotten-used on this pivotal "Day of Days" in American history. (Photos courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration/U.S. Army Signal Corps)

June 6th is an infamous day in history. Men and guns fought for the freedom of people they had never met. Here are a few of those stories.