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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.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2023

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

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

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.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad

Though more than one million Black Americans contributed to the war effort, historian Matthew Delmont says a military uniform offered no protection from racism.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2022

'We were at sea for more than 14 hours - it was a horrendous crossing': Tributes as D-Day war veteran dies aged 98

Ken Tanner, a former Royal Marine, was among the first artillery troops to land at Normandy

Manchester Evening News · Sep 27, 2022

'Reluctant hero' veteran who survived D-Day at just 19 years old dies aged 97

Tributes are being paid to Jim Healy, who was just 19 when he guided Allied landing craft onto the Normandy beaches

Manchester Evening News · Sep 1, 2022

Liverpool's lost floating nightclub where clubbers spent 'many a good night'

'Practically lived there in the early to mid seventies'

Liverpool Echo · Jul 18, 2022

Liverpool's 'glamorous' floating nightclub that was known for its 'disco dancefloor'

The Clubship Landfall boasts a fascinating history

Liverpool Echo · Jul 15, 2022

Tea And Biscuits – World’s Only Known Surviving D-Day Ration Pack Discovered At Museum

The only known surviving D-Day ration pack in the world has been discovered at a museum – still containing tea and biscuits.

Zenger · Jun 10, 2022