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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 ...
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...
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...
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...