U.S. President Barack Obama, standing center right, and French President François Hollande, standing center left, stand in front the wreath they placed at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, June 6, 2014, during a moment of silence for fallen and missing Soldiers who were lost during the invasion of Normandy 70 years ago. During the ceremony Obama and Hollande spoke to more than 10,000 attendees, including approximately 400 World war II veterans. 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.