Philip Hammond on the D-Day Commemorations
Will Inglis spoke to Defence Secretary Philip Hammond about his thoughts on D-Day, the commemorations and future veterans.
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Army Victor Urch Landed Canadians at Juno Beach
Landing craft machine gunner Victor Urch landed Canadian troops at Juno beach during the D-Day landings.
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Army Female Veteran Remembers the D-Day Landing
Veteran Elsie Plummer recounts her landing at Arromanches in her first and only TV interview.
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Army An Eyewitness to the D-Day Landings Tells His Story
Veteran Frank Baugh spoke to our reporter Simon Newton about his memories of the D-Day landings.
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Army Parachutists From Around the World Remember D-Day
Parachutists from around the world came together at Lee on Solent Airfield to prepare for the jump of the lifetime.
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Army Four Facts About Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge was played a vital role in preventing a German counter-attack during the weeks following the Normandy Invasion by Allied ...
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Army D-Day Through the Eyes of an 11 Year-Old
Many of the visitors to the American war graves cemetery in Normandy have been captivated by a young boy who stands over one grave and tells ...
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Army Army & RAF Battle It Out For Inter Services T20 Cricket Title
The Army won this year’s Inter Services T20 Cricket Championship recording a six wicket victory against the RAF at Lord's yesterday to ...
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Army Armed Forces Crucial Role at State Opening Of Parliament
The armed forces played a major role in the pomp and ceremony that is part of the State Opening of Parliament, which took place today ...
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Army What Role Did The Royal Ulster Rifles Play Following D-Day
Following the D-Day landings, the first task for the Second Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles was to "Capture and Consolidate" the ...
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RAF RAF Tornado Jets 'Recce' D-Day Beaches
Modern-day RAF pilots have emulated the work of their Second World War counterparts over Normandy beaches.Two Tornados from 2 (Army ...
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Army Three D-Day Veteran Friends Travel to Normandy
Three veterans of D-Day feature prominently in this year's Royal British Legion commemorations.Frank Baugh, Derrick Whitehead and Victor ...
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Army Veterans Prepare to Mark 70th Anniversary of D-Day
Seventy years ago one of the biggest allied military armadas ever assembled was being readied under the utmost secrecy to storm the beaches ...
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RAF US and British Reservists on Exercise Air Drop Warrior
American and British reservists from the Parachute Regiment have been training together on Salisbury Plain for the first time in five years ...
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Army Sir Winston Churchill's Daughter Dies Peacefully at Home
Lady Soames, the last surviving child of Sir Winston Churchill, has died.Mary Soames, who was 91, died peacefully at home in west London ...
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RAF VIP Visitor Adds Pressure to Parachute Regiment Recruits
New recruits undergoing the selection test for entry into the Parachute Regiment found themselves under additional pressure recently as a ...