The Latest Breaking News from Normandy

Leon Gautier, last surviving French D-day commando, dies at 100

Gautier was one of 177 green berets in the Kieffer unit which stormed the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

Last remaining French D-day veteran Léon Gautier dies at 100

Leon Gautier, the last surviving Frenchman to participate in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944, died Monday aged 100, local authorities said.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2023

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 · Jun 14, 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

The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this week. He spoke to NPR about the modernization of warfare and what AI might mean for the future.

WEKU · Jun 6, 2023

Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans

World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on Normandy beaches to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

New dam saved France's Mont-Saint-Michel island status, Macron says

A new dam and infrastructure works have saved the famous Mont-Saint-Michel abbey's status as an island by reversing the silting up of its bay, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech on Monday.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Macron marks 1,000 year anniversary of iconic Mont-Saint-Michel

France’s iconic abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is celebrating 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone in 923, with President Emmanuel Macron marking the occasion in Normandy on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 5, 2023

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 · Jun 5, 2023