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Normandy veterans share ‘bit of living history’ ahead of D-Day anniversary
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoMr Aldred, 99, who served as a tank driver and landed on Gold Beach in Normandy the day after D-Day...
D-Day 80th Anniversary: Your Guide To Commemorative Events In Normandy
Forbes· 7 days agoThere are many reasons to head to France in 2024—the Olympic Games in Paris, the Euro 2024 football...
D-Day beach cafe ‘hates the English and refused to serve British soldiers’
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoA Second World War tour guide has criticised a cafe overlooking Normandy’s Omaha beach, claiming it...
Late Four-Star General from Polk County led soldiers on D-Day during World War II: ‘Go to the beach’
Fox local via AOL· 1 day agoNext month marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied troop landing at Normandy during World War II....
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Las Vegas veteran headed to Normandy, 80 years after D-Day
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 5 days agoZicari was just 21 when he and his comrades were called upon to storm France’s Normandy coast on D-...
D-Day veterans recall looking forward to cups of tea and bailing out of tanks
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoHe said: “You all stick together like glue and the main thing is ‘how soon can I have a cup of...
80th anniversary of deadly D-Day rehearsal marked
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSlapton Sands was used for various D-Day rehearsals because of its geographical similarities to Utah Beach in Normandy
Service in Devon remembers D-Day rehearsal tragedy
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe cairn was unveiled in Dartmouth, near Slapton Sands, on 5 April [BBC] The area was chosen for the exercise due to its topography resembling Utah ...
France prepares for D-Day’s 80th anniversary this year
WFLA· 3 days agoA ceremony at Omaha Beach, with many heads of state expected to be present.