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Derry D-Day hero: Field Marshal Montgomery and the maiden city
BBC News· 2 hours agoBernard Law Montgomery commanded the Allied forces on D-Day, a pivotal moment that turned the tide...
French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive for anniversary events
The Day· 4 hours agoAn American D-Day veteran is welcomed at Deauville airport, Monday, June 3, 2024 in Deauville,...
Wallasey D-Day veteran returns to Normandy to celebrate 80 years of freedom
BBC News· 2 hours agoA D-Day veteran has said returning to the beaches of Normandy will be a chance to remember his...
D-Day: 80th anniversary ceremonies kick off with parachute jump over Normandy
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 20 hours agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — A week of D-Day ceremonies kicked off Sunday over the skies of...
Mansfield 100-year-old D-Day veteran recalls Normandy landings
BBC News· 3 hours agoA 100-year-old World War Two veteran says he will "never forget" what he saw during the D-Day...
RAF pilot who was afraid of heights recalls D-Day
BBC News· 3 hours agoA 104-year-old RAF veteran who admits he was afraid of heights has recalled his part in the D-Day landings. Harry Garthwaite, from Birmingham, flew...
Passenger killed after suspect steals vehicle, crashes into D.C. building
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoA woman was killed in Washington, D.C., on Monday after the car she was riding in was carjacked and...
How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost a photographer
The Florence Times-Daily· 3 hours agoNEW YORK — When Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in...
D-Day crochet tributes stolen from horse statues in Berkshire
BBC News· 2 hours agoA crochet group that spent six months making commemorative D-Day knits has appealed to get some of...
Portsmouth: The weather forecast that changed D-Day
BBC News· 3 hours agoWeather forecasts in June 1944 played a vital role in D-Day as soldiers gathered in southern England waiting to head to Nazi-occupied France. More than a...