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Opinion | D-Day Succeeded Thanks to the Mulberry Harbours
Mississippi Free Press· 1 day agoWhen Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944—a bold invasion of...
Scottish village’s ‘pivotal’ role in secret preparations for D-Day landings
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoBut for anyone arriving in the village, the road sign proclaiming Garlieston the “birthplace of the ...
Coastguard warns visitors about Thorpe Bay D-Day harbour dangers
BBC News· 5 days agoThe coastguard has warned visitors against visiting a D-Day Mulberry Harbour, lying on the seabed...
The secret D-Day scientists and engineers
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoChurchill also had a man in mind to help bring the plan alive - Hugh Iorys Hughes. Winston Churchill asked for Hugh Iorys Hughes to spearhead the ...
Blackpool D-Day veteran recalls Omaha Beach 'slaughterhouse'
BBC News· 4 days agoA D-Day veteran has said he will "never forget" the bloody attack on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944 that...
Dorothea Barron watched over men who tested portable harbors for D-Day | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 5 days agoWhenever someone got into trouble, Barron would unfurl her semaphore flags and signal for help. As...
'I wouldn't have missed it' - Normandy veteran
BBC via AOL· 5 days ago"We were all talking about it," recalls Mr Dalton, who is believed to be East Yorkshire's last remaining Normandy veteran. He knew his turn was coming....
Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion
Press Association News via AOL· 3 days agoThe yacht-building company Camper and Nicholson, also based in Gosport, was responsible for building...
‘Age has caught up with me’, says D-Day veteran unable to go to Normandy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAfter the first landings, the ship returned to Portsmouth to bring back Rear Admiral William...
Piper ‘totally humbled’ to begin Normandy commemorations for D-Day
Press Association News via AOL· 1 day agoAsked how it felt to be back five years after having played for the 75th anniversary, he said:...