Piper marks D-Day landings on Gold Beach as Royal Marines yomp to commemorative service
A piper started proceedings before Royal Marines came ashore to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings.
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D-Day Sidney Bates: Hero who charged enemy head-on with a machine gun, earning him Victoria Cross
Corporal Bates exemplifies the extraordinary heroism and sacrifice that defined the generation that fought in World War II.
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D-Day Normandy veterans given a heroes' welcome as they cross Pegasus Bridge
The veterans are also attending a commemorative service in the gardens of the Pegasus Memorial Museum.
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D-Day Veterans reflect on storming the beaches in largest amphibious assault in history
Forces News spoke to a number of veterans, some now no longer with us, who described what it was like to serve on D-Day.
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D-Day Ten things you may not know about Operation Neptune and D-Day
Operation Overlord was the name of the operation to seize Normandy, while Neptune was the amphibious landing phase of 6 June 1944.
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Feature The liberation of Rome, a big achievement of WW2 that was overshadowed by D-Day
Coming just two days before D-Day, Rome was uncontested and was seized without any fighting.
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D-Day Mervyn Kersh, the D-Day veteran who wore his Jewish dog tags despite threat of capture
Many Jewish service personnel listed their religion as Church of England on their identity discs in case they were captured by the Nazis.
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D-Day Band of Brothers actors to honour D-Day soldiers with charity Normandy parachute jump
Any profits made from a documentary about the jump will support veterans' support organisations and other associated charities.
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D-Day Bayeux War Cemetery: The largest resting place for WWII Commonwealth soldiers in France
The Bayeux War Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, with 338 of them remaining unidentified.
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Football WW2 Lancaster navigator surprised with tickets to EFL Championship Play-Off Final
Leeds fan Leslie Bray was surprised with tickets to Wembley to watch his team take on Southampton in the EFL Championship Play-Off Final.
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D-Day WW2 veterans help bring to life 'ultimate history lesson' for children ahead of D-Day 80
Youngsters were treated to the ultimate D-Day history lesson thanks to HMS Belfast and a Second World War-era red London bus.
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WWII Second World War triple fighter ace Clarence 'Bud' Anderson dies at the age of 102
Bud Anderson flew two combat tours in Europe with the 357th Fighter Group, most of his kills being with the P-51B Mustang.
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Veterans 100-year-old WW2 veteran pays tribute to fallen friends on his return to Monte Cassino
More than 100 British service personnel took part in the commemoration service to mark the 80th anniversary of the bloody battle.
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WWII British ceremony marking 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino takes place
More than 100 British service personnel have taken part in the commemoration service in Monte Cassino.
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WWII Former Royal Navy chief recalls surviving Nazi raid as he celebrates 100th birthday
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird celebrated his 100th birthday and survived a sinking ship in WWII.
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D-Day Military to lead commemorations for D-Day heroes at 80th anniversary events
Forces News has compiled a list of the D-Day 80 commemorations – where they are and what they will include.