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Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJune 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using...
Mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
KOLO 8 Reno· 17 hours agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled...
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 12 minutes agoClarke, then an 18-year-old Royal Air Force volunteer from Jamaica, was still a trainee learning about the intricacies...few weeks later and was posted to a series of air bases where he serviced ...
Mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off 80th D-Day commemorations
RFI via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoVolunteer parachutists jumped over France's north-west coast on Sunday, kicking off a week of...
American veterans depart to be feted in France as part of 80th anniversary of D-Day
WJET - WFXP Erie· 7 hours agoATLANTA (AP) — Hilbert Margol says he didn’t look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery...
D-Day: 80th anniversary ceremonies kick off with parachute jump over Normandy
WSB Radio· 8 hours agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — A week of D-Day ceremonies kicked off Sunday over the skies of...
D-Day: Codebreaker Betty Webb reveals her confidence Britain would win
BBC News· 3 hours agoA 101-year-old woman who worked as a codebreaker during World War Two said, ahead of the 80th...