D-Day 75 As It Happens – Updates And Round-Up Of Today’s Commemorations
Live updates of news, pictures, social media and key moments of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day commemorations
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News D-Day: Lone Piper Marks Exact Time First British Soldier Landed On Normandy Beach
He played in memory of the minute D-Day invasions began.
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D-Day 'Thank You': Queen Pays Tribute To D-Day Fighters At Portsmouth Event
The nation is honouring D-Day fighters 75 years on from the landings.
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D-Day Thousands Gather At D-Day Anniversary Event In Portsmouth
Some 60,000 members of the public were at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Southsea Common.
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D-Day Trebah Gardens: An Unlikely Part Of D-Day's Success?
The Cornish natural paradise was a key location for American troops ahead of D-Day.
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D-Day Watch As D-Day Veterans Set Sail On Emotional Voyage To Revisit Normandy
Live stream: Royal Navy ships pay tribute to veterans as they set sail in the Solent for D-Day 75
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D-Day Meet The Man Who Has Devoted His Life To Fallen Soldiers
William Moody has been maintaining war graves for more than 50 years.
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D-Day Southwick House: Inside The D-Day Nerve Centre
The site is now home to the training of military police and was once the nerve centre of planning for the Normandy landings.
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D-Day D-Day: What Happened During The Normandy Landings?
Nearly 75 years ago the largest single-day amphibious invasion in history took place on the beaches of Normandy.
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D-Day D-Day: How Did The Royal Marines Rehearse For The Beach Assault?
Test-runs and training in England were key to the success of the mission.
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D-Day The Normandy Batteries That Nearly Wiped Out British Troops On D-Day
The Germans knew the Allies would attack their western flank at some point, so they built a series of defences along the coast.
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D-Day How Gliders Helped Liberate Pegasus Bridge On D-Day
Pegasus Bridge was liberated by Allied troops in the early hours of D-Day.
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Feature The D-Day veteran who volunteered aged 17 to avenge his brother's death at Dunkirk
"I could not fire enough shells out of my gun".
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D-Day D-Day 75: What Events Are Marking The Anniversary Of The Normandy Landings?
A series of commemorations are taking place in June in the UK and France.
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D-Day Operation Overlord Countries To Agree On Joint D-Day Statement
The 16 countries will affirm shared responsibility to ensure that the horrors of the Second World War are never repeated.
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D-Day Royal Marines Give Demonstration To Salute D-Day Veterans
D-Day veterans have watched a display by serving Royal Marines and taken a trip on modern-day offshore raiding crafts.