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Scottish village’s ‘pivotal’ role in secret preparations for D-Day landings
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoSituated on a quiet stretch of coastline in Dumfries and Galloway, the peaceful village of...
The secret D-Day scientists and engineers
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIt is 80 years on 6 June since Operation Overlord was launched by allied forces to recapture Europe [EPA] Jack Darbyshire and Hugh Iorys Hughes are...
'I wouldn't have missed it' - Normandy veteran
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNormandy veteran Cliff Dalton with his treasured wartime photographs [Kevin Shoesmith/BBC] On 6 June 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of...
Coastguard warns about D-Day harbour dangers
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe coastguard has warned visitors against visiting a D-Day Mulberry Harbour, lying on the seabed off Essex. Mulberry Harbours were temporary floatingpiers used off the coast of France to ensure ...
Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoPortsmouth played a key role in the planning and preparation of the D-Day landings, which is...
The Mulberry Is Already the Coolest New Place to Go Out in New York
WWD via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s no small feat for a non-fashion-related establishment to throw an opening night party on one of...
Round the Mulberry bush: The US operation to build a Gaza aid harbour will not be easy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTwo days ago, four unassuming looking US Army Vessels sailed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in...
Dorothea Barron watched over men who tested portable harbors for D-Day
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDorothea Barron got a preview of the D-Day invasion from a watchtower on the coast of Scotland....
‘Age has caught up with me’, says D-Day veteran unable to go to Normandy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMr Walker is experiencing mobility issues - BELINDA JIAO A D-Day veteran says he cannot make it to...
Dry weather forecast for D-Day commemorations in Normandy
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoD-Day ceremonies on Thursday marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings should be able to...
