D-Day 80
Guardsman brings his D-Day veteran grandfather's bagpipes back to the beaches
Lance Sergeant Dougie Warren played his grandfather's bagpipes during the wreath-laying ceremony in Ver-sur-Mer, near Gold Beach.
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Cockpit view of the Red Arrows flypast over Normandy for D-Day 80
Members of the Royal Air Force's aerobatics display team filmed from inside the cockpit of their aircraft as they flew over Normandy.
D-Day veteran: I wasn't frightened... we had a job to do
D-Day veteran Les Brown, 98, recalled his memories of the Normandy Landings 80 years ago. He said: "I wasn't frightened, even though hell was going on all around me. We got a job to do."
Scots Guardsman returns his grandfather's pipes to the Normandy beaches
Lance Sergeant Dougie Warren will play his grandfather's bagpipes on the beaches of Normandy, 80 years after they were brought with him during the operation.
Watch: Red Arrows and Typhoon fly over British Normandy Memorial
The Red Arrows and a Typhoon soared over a moving D-Day commemoration at the British Normandy Memorial. The King and Queen both looked to the sky as God Save the King played.
British Normandy Memorial falls silent for heroes of D-Day
A two-minute silence followed the Last Post at the British Normandy Memorial. The King praised the "bravery and sacrifice" of D-Day veterans, with many in the crowd.
Marines make morning landing on Normandy beach
47 Commando Royal Marines arrived in Arromanches after a piper, who played a lament at sea at the exact moment of the beach invasion.
Military piper marks the moment British forces landed on D-Day
Accompanied by 47 Commando Royal Marines, the piper came ashore at 07:30 on board an amphibious DUKW, colloquially known as a Duck, to mark the moment British forces landed on D-Day.
Typhoon joins Red Arrows for Portsmouth flypast
A Typhoon painted in D-Day invasion stripes joins the Red Arrows in making a flypast over Portsmouth, from where much of the invasion force sailed 80 years ago.
Navy and Army chiefs pay tribute to D-Day veterans
The head of the Royal Navy and British Army have paid tribute to Normandy Landing veterans as they attended D-Day 80 commemorations in Portsmouth.
Royal Marine expresses admiration for D-Day veterans
Whilst attending the D-Day memorial, the Squadron Commander of 47 Commando expressed his admiration for all those who took part in the incredible operation which helped turn the tide of the war.
D-Day veterans receive warm welcome at Pegasus Bridge
Veterans of the Normandy landings have been taken back to one of the first objectives to be captured by British troops on D-Day to commemorate the battle's 80th anniversary.
Veterans reflect on storming the beaches in Normandy
Under the codename Operation Neptune, the amphibious landing on D-Day paved the way for the liberation of France and ultimate victory for Allied forces in the Second World War.
Jumping from iconic wartime Dakota for D-Day 80
North Weald Airfield in Essex has travelled back in time. Volunteer parachutists have jumped from a C-47 Dakota to remember the airborne forces who landed in Normandy 80 years ago.
Veterans honour fallen comrades during Normandy crossing
Two veterans dropped a wreath into the English Channel to honour those who died during Operation Neptune as they made their way across to Normandy for the D-Day 80 commemorations.
Watch: Incredible moment Normandy veteran is interrupted by RAF flypast
Watch the moment D-Day veteran John Dennett's interview with Forces News reporter Tim Cooper was interrupted by an RAF A400M Atlas. After the aircraft departed, Mr Dennett quipped: "Couldn't ask for more than that!"
US troops hold change of command ceremony on D-Day beach
Members of the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, also known as Havoc Company, held a change of command ceremony on a beach used in the Normandy Landings just days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Watch: RAF flypast over ferry taking D-Day veterans to Normandy
An RAF A400M Atlas has conducted a flypast over dozens of D-Day veterans sailing to Normandy for events marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion.
The tiny Book of Psalms that comforted a soldier in Normandy
Amid the chaos and fear of D-Day, a small book of psalms brought hope to young British soldier Mervyn Kersh.
The D-Day veteran determined to have 'Jew' written on his dog tags
A D-Day veteran who proudly wore dog tags declaring he was Jewish has been speaking of his determination to not hide his identity despite the risk of what might happen to him if captured.
D-Day: The world's greatest deception operation
In 1944 an intricate web of deception fooled Hitler as to where the expected Allied invasion would take place, paving the way for Operation Overlord in Normandy.
France's largest Second World War Commonwealth graveyard
The Bayeux War Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials from the Second World War, 338 of them being unidentified. There are also more than 500 war graves of other nationalities, the majority German.
Logistics win the war: What makes the Dakota one of the best WW2 planes?
Flying low and slow, the Dakota aircraft was one of the most successful military transport aircraft designs in history.
The 99-year-old yoga teacher who is proud of her contribution to D-Day
A Second World War veteran who was so determined to serve that she faked her height so she was tall enough to join the Wrens, has said she is proud of the work she did to support the troops in the run-up to D-Day.
D-Day Secrets: The genius innovations that helped secure Allied victory
A new Forces News film, D-Day Secrets, sheds light on the ingenuity that made D-Day in June 1944 possible.
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The paratroopers' tribute: Hundreds of Allied troops jump into historic D-Day landing zone
British, US, Canadian and Belgian aircraft and personnel took part in the display as major D-Day 80 events get underway.
