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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Matthieu CLAVEL

UK D-Day Vets Sail For Normandy For Landings Anniversary

UK veteran John Mines was one of the soldiers who landed in Normandy in 1944 (Credit: AFP)

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.

John Mines, 99, was amongst the first wave of soldiers to go ashore in Normandy as part of the biggest naval operation ever in terms of the number of ships deployed and the troops involved.

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