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The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy

World War II veterans are joining heads of state and others on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day

The Independent UK

Western Leaders Remember D-Day Under Ukraine Shadow

Western leaders were Thursday to remember the 1944 World War II D-Day landings in northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation, mindful of the over two-year war raging again in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

International Business Times

Camilla's tears for D-Day heroes: Queen overcome with emotion at event marking 80th anniversary

Pictures also showed Charles appearing to wipe a tear from his eye

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UK D-Day Vets Sail For Normandy For Landings Anniversary

Eight decades after Allied forces landed on the beaches of German-occupied France, a group of British veterans made the journey again -- crossing the English Channel to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

International Business Times

What does D-Day mean? We answer the questions your kids might ask and reveal 10 important facts to share

What does D-Day mean? We answer questions your kids might ask about the historic event, and reveal some important facts to look at with them.

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How D-Day commemorations became the stage for diplomacy and geopolitics

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over an international ceremony on Omaha Beach on June 6. Every 10-year anniversary of D-Day has become a not-to-be-missed event for many heads of state. These commemorations have not always had a political and diplomatic…

France 24

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy

Across Normandy, France, where the largest-ever land, sea and air armada punctured Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe on D-Day, Allied veterans of World War II are the VVIPs of 80th anniversary celebrations this week

The Independent UK

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Charles Norman Shay, the Native American veteran who tended to the wounded at Omaha Beach on D-Day

Charles Norman Shay was one of the 500 Native Americans who came ashore on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was barely 20 years old and had grown up on an Indian reservation in the US state of Maine. Today, the former combat medic has settled…

France 24

D-Day 80: London veterans tell of their part in D-Day landings ahead of 80th anniversary

Campaign highlights veterans who served at D-Day with portraits shown at London’s Outernet

Evening Standard

The Scottish village that played crucial role in secret preparations for D-Day

SITUATED on a quiet stretch of coastline in Dumfries and Galloway, the peaceful village of Garlieston does not look like a place that played a…

The National (Scotland)

Juno Beach, where locals honour the memory of Canadian D-Day veterans

More than 14,000 volunteer soldiers from across Canada – fighting alongside British and US troops – seized the beaches of Normandy on D-Day to help liberate the region from German occupation. Eighty years since that fatal day in June 1944, a handful of local inhabitants have made it their mission…

France 24

How to watch D-Day: The Unheard Tapes online from anywhere

June 6, 1944 remains the most pivotal day in modern history for many people. Read our guide here for how to watch D-Day: The Unheard Tapes online for free and from anywhere

TechRadar

Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited to participate in the 75th anniversary commemorations of D-Day held in France in 2019, he claimed it was “not a problem” because the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, “was not a game changer.”

The Conversation

Family of celebrated French WWII veteran Léon Gautier refuses the commercialisation of his legacy

Léon Gautier was famous in France as the last representative of the "Kieffer Commando", the only French unit to take part in the Allied D-Day landings on Normandy beaches in June 1944. As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, some are seeing opportunities for financial gain. His descendants have decided…

France 24

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The Independent UK

D-Day veterans encouraged to register for 80th anniversary commemorations

The Government has said former soldiers, many of whom are now in their 90s, will be ‘at the heart’ of official events in France and the UK.

Zenger

WWII Dispatch Motorbike Rider And D-Day Veteran, 103, Returns To Saddle

Don Sheppard, one of only a handful of Normandy veterans alive, was invited to commemorate a new D-Day memorial in Rettendon, UK.

Zenger

D-Day Anniversary: How The Weather Forecast Changed The Tide Of War

One of the most important weather forecasts in world history would occur on D-Day meteorologists delivered the final word

Radio France Internationale

Macron hails next generation of Kieffer commando during D-Day commemorations

French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated the World War II Normandy landings in the company of 100 year-old Léon Gautier – the last living Frenchman to have taken part in the D-Day operation on 6 June, 1944.

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Evening Standard

When is D-Day and what were the Normandy landings?

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings

Reuters

France's last surviving D-Day commando joins beach landing anniversary

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

The Independent UK

Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about epochal World War II invasion

The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity

The Independent UK

At Normandy D-Day celebrations, echoes of Ukraine's looming fight

There are no Ukrainian troops present at this year's commemorations of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, which launched the Allied invasion of Europe and led to the end of World War II

Daily Mirror

Tearful Vicky McClure recreates hero grandad's D-Day 'hell' where he watched pals die

The Line of Duty and Trigger Point actress had no idea what her grandfather Ralph had been through as a young soldier in Normandy until the making of a new ITV documentary

The Independent UK

One of the last surviving D-Day veterans dies aged 100

Survivor of Normandy landings, who denied being a hero, had campaigned for memorial to ensure fallen comrades remembered

Tribune News Service

Daughter honors memory of her dad, who lost a leg shooting famous photos of D-Day invasion in WWII

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Not long after Allied troops landed on Normandy's Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, the very first photographs from the French battlefield were widely published in American newspapers, magazines and journals.

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