The Latest Breaking News from Normandy

Léon Gautier was famous in France as the last representative of the "Kieffer Commando", the only French unit to take part in the Allied D-Day landings on Normandy beaches in June 1944. As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, some are seeing opportunities for financial gain. His descendants have decided…

Michel Cherrier passed away on 2 January in Calvados, Normandy. The baker from Caen received the Legion of Honour in 2015 for his actions during the French Resistance.

Albert Lamond fought in the Royal Navy during the war, and says the shocking memories will stay with him for life.

The Great Escaper is an engaging exploration of love, loss, memory and trauma. It’s also the final film for its star, Michael Caine, as he has recently announced his retirement. The film tells the real story of Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who “escaped” from his care home in June…

Some 260,000 homes were still without electricity on Saturday – mainly in Brittany and Normandy – following the passage of Storm Ciaran and the imminent arrival of Storm Domingos.

The Government has said former soldiers, many of whom are now in their 90s, will be ‘at the heart’ of official events in France and the UK.

Veteran Jack Mortimer receives guard of honor for his bravery in storming Nazi-occupied beaches

Gen. Mark Milley, in June, made his last trip to Normandy to honor those who fought on D-Day, and to celebrate with the young American soldiers in the French town that welcomes them every year

France has paid tribute to one of its youngest members of the Resistance during the Second World War, who, at the age of 11, hid false identity cards under her dolls in her family home during German army raids in Normandy.