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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Veterans pay tribute to lost comrades on 79th D-Day anniversary

PA Wire

British Second World War veterans have paid tribute to their fallen comrades as they marked the 79th anniversary of D-Day at a service in France.

Former servicemen attended the Royal British Legion-organised event at the British Normandy Memorial outside Ver-sur-Mer on Tuesday to share their experiences of the biggest seaborne invasion in military history, which led to the liberation of western Europe from Nazi occupation.

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