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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.

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

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings

Evening Standard

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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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

'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.

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'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

'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

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

'Practically lived there in the early to mid seventies'

Liverpool Echo

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

The Clubship Landfall boasts a fascinating history

Liverpool Echo

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.

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US General: Ukraine Will Keep Getting ‘Significant’ Support

The United States and its allies will keep providing "significant" support to Ukraine out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers, whose victory over the Nazis helped lead to a new world order and a "better peace," Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said…

The National (Scotland)

First D-Day commemorations since pandemic started take place

FOR the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Allied veterans, their families and other visitors will gather to commemorate the 78th…

France 24

Veterans return to Normandy to mark 78th anniversary of D-Day landing

World War II veterans and other visitors gather Monday in Normandy for the 78th D-Day anniversary to pay tribute to the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the US, Canada and elsewhere who landed there. Several thousand people are expected Monday at a ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach…

The Independent UK

Crowds honor WWII veterans at Normandy D-Day celebrations

Several dozen World War II veterans were expected to attend D-Day commemoration ceremonies Monday in France

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Radio France Internationale

World War II veterans honored before D-Day anniversary

More than 20 British World War II veterans gathered on Sunday near Pegasus Bridge, one of the first sites liberated by Allied forces from Nazi Germany's control, as part of commemorations honouring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the United States, Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on…

The Independent UK

World War II veterans honored a day before D-Day anniversary

More than 20 British World War II veterans have gathered near Pegasus Bridge for D-Day commemorations in Normandy

Daily Mirror

Nephew of hero journalist who died in WW2 'emotional' as he visits new memorial

Ian Fyfe was a Daily Mirror reporter who volunteered to travel across the English Channel in a glider to cover the first exchanges of the D-Day landings. He died on June 6, 1944

Daily Mirror

Mourners gather to pay tribute to D-Day veteran who spent life raising money for charity

Harry Billinge passed away aged 96 following a short illness last month. He spent his life raising money for charity and ensuring the sacrifices made by his fallen comrades were never forgotten

The Independent UK

D-Day veteran Harry Billinge dies aged 96 as daughter pays tribute

His daughter Sally Billinge-Shandley said her father ‘always fought in what he believed in’

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