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D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat happened after D-Day? Although they had got a foothold in France by the end of D-Day,...
D-Day 80th anniversary: What is D-Day and what happened on June 6, 1944?
WSB Radio· 2 days agoOn June 6, 1944, after nearly five years of a global war, the invasion of Europe began behind the...
The Latest | D-Day’s 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy
WCBD-TV Charleston· 3 days agoWorld War II veterans are joining heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led t…
D-Day 80th commemorations in NI and France
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“I know one family who lived up the street – he was called Marley – he was in it and he was killed." What happened on D-Day? Codenamed Operation...
‘Cacophony of war’ and ‘don’t make the same mistakes’ – D-Day veterans’ quotes
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoJohn Dennett served on board LST 322, offloading troops and heavy equipment at Sword Beach (Jordan...
Florida WWII veterans return to Normandy for D-Day 80th anniversary: What to know
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCasualties: 10,300. Toughest fighting: Omaha Beach. Bombing runs had failed to take out heavily...
World’s leaders thank surviving D-Day warriors in French ceremony on Omaha Beach
KTVX via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn June 6, 1944, they were the youngest men to land on the beaches of Normandy. Today, they were the...
The sun rises over Normandy's beaches on D-Day's 80th anniversary
WSB Radio· 3 days agoUTAH BEACH, France — (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy...
D-Day veteran recalls the horrors of 1944 as he celebrates his 100th birthday
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoEric served as a signalman in the 51st Highland Division – the remnants of the Desert Rats – and...