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D-Day veteran John McOwan: ‘We hoodwinked Hitler’
BBC News· 4 days agoAt the age of 102, John McOwan shares his experiences of sailing across the English Channel on D-Day.
Tarrant Rushton: Former D-Day airfield to mark 80th anniversary
BBC News· 4 days agoDescendants of servicemen with links to a key D-Day airfield in Dorset are inviting the public to an...
D-Day veteran urges children ‘not to make same mistakes we made in going to war’
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoA D-Day veteran has warned schoolchildren not to “make the same mistakes” his generation made...
80 years later, D-Day through the eyes of Staten Islanders
Staten Island Advance· 23 hours agoEditor’s note: A group of Staten Islanders, including students from Wagner College and its choral...
Spitfire in fatal crash was used in D-Day operation
Daily Telegraph· 21 hours agoPolice closed roads around Dogdyke Road and Sandy Bank and asked motorists to stay away from the area. The Spitfire, a Mark IX built in February 1944 and...
Charles, Camilla and William to attend D-Day anniversary events in Normandy
The Independent US via AOL· 4 days agoThe King, Queen and Prince of Wales will attend commemorative events in Normandy to mark the 80th...
Nate Lamar: Remembering the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGen. Eisenhower: “You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these...
Bath D-day veteran Dennis Lanham dies aged 100
BBC News· 4 days agoA D-Day veteran from Bath who recently celebrated his 100th birthday has died. The funeral of Dennis Lanham took place on Thursday, surrounded by his...
Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRussian President Vladimir Putin has said D-Day ‘was not a game changer’ in World War II – and...
Why We Commemorate D-Day, 80 Years Later
Bloomberg· 1 day agoThe decisive event of World War II was a supreme feat of organization, planning, skills and courage. Max Hastings is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. The...