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Film show: D-Day classics, from 'The Longest Day' to 'Saving Private Ryan'

As commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings take place in Normandy, film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about her favorite D-Day classics – from star-studded extravaganza "The Longest Day" to Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan". Plus, Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in "Memory", a harsh tale…

France 24

Is there a minute's silence for D-Day 80th anniversary?

Is the country falling silent to remember our war heroes as D-Day anniversary commemorations continue?

Evening Standard

D-day’s secret weapon: how wetland science stopped the Normandy landings from getting bogged down

Beneath the roar of gunfire and the chaos of D-day, an unlikely hero played a vital role — wetland science. Often overlooked amid military strategies and troop movements, the study of mud proved critical to the success of the largest amphibious invasion in history.

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Ten classic films about D-day, recommended by a war historian

The allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, commonly known as D-day, was an enormously significant moment in the history of the second world war.

The Conversation

Last French eyewitnesses of D-Day landings share their memories

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed in Normandy in the largest air, sea and land operation in military history. Today, very few people who experienced D-Day are still alive and able to talk about it. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin and Stéphanie Trouillard met three people who were children at…

France 24

Normandy surfs on 'memorial tourism' wave for 80th anniversary of D-Day

As hundreds of thousands of people flock to the French region of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, local businesses there are capitalising on tourists' passion for World War II history. FRANCE 24's Leo McGuinn and our colleagues from France 2 report on this business of souvenir sales…

France 24

‘It is gradually dying away’: D-day veteran keeps story alive 80 years on

Ken Cooke was 18 and more worried about wet socks than bullets when he landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944

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Watch as Joe Biden arrives in Normandy for D-Day 80th anniversary celebrations

Watch as Joe Biden arrives for a state visit to France to join the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

The Independent UK

TV tonight: solemn, striking tribute to the fallen heroes of D-day

The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings is marked with a poignant ceremony. Plus: Hilary Swank is an investigative journalist in Alaska Daily. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

King Charles and Rishi Sunak join veterans for 80th anniversary of D-day

Two days of events will be held in England and France, as one veteran remembers: ‘We lost a hell of a lot of good men’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Biden to meet Zelenskiy beside D-day shore of Normandy

Russia focused on Donetsk rather than Kharkiv, says Zelenskiy; Ukrainian president to meet Emmanuel Macron in Paris. What we know on day 833

The Guardian - AU

Australians remembered for role in D-Day landings

Australian servicemen played a small but important role in the D-Day landings 80 years ago, which turned the tide of the Second World War in Europe.

AAP

How D-Day commemorations became the stage for diplomacy and geopolitics

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over an international ceremony on Omaha Beach on June 6. Every 10-year anniversary of D-Day has become a not-to-be-missed event for many heads of state. These commemorations have not always had a political and diplomatic…

France 24

The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy

Across Normandy, France, where the largest-ever land, sea and air armada punctured Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe on D-Day, Allied veterans of World War II are the VVIPs of 80th anniversary celebrations this week

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France 24

Bravery and bagpipes: How British flair was crucial to D-Day's success

On June 6, 1944, three countries sent the bulk of their troops to land in Normandy: the United States, Britain and Canada. In this report, FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin and Florence Gaillard look at how the British forces, who had already endured five years of war before D-Day, showed bravery…

The Independent UK

Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later

World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat

The Independent UK

Watch as World War II veterans leave for France ahead of D-Day 80th anniversary

Watch as Second World War veterans leave for France on Tuesday 4 June, ahead of the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy.

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These veterans in Congress will mark D-Day by jumping out of a plane - Roll Call

In the days around the June 6 anniversary, reenactors, veterans and active-duty servicemembers will re-stage the aerial invasion of Normandy.

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‘The first wave went through hell’ – how the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day

Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division. Its members faced a particularly daunting task: As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned…

The Independent UK

French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events

French schoolchildren have greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans with a big poster saying ‘’thank you'' as they arrived on Monday in Normandy

France 24

Eighty years since D-Day: Remembering Normandy's summer of sacrifice

Between the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 and the liberation of Paris on August 25 lies the Battle of Normandy. For three months, the Allied forces fought fiercely against the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. From heavily bombed towns, to relentless artillery fire and hand-to-hand combat in the "Falaise pocket",…

International Business Times

Price Of Victory: How Allied D-Day Bombs Killed French Civilians

As the World War II victors celebrate the anniversary of the June 6, 1944, landings in Normandy, historians recall that 3,000 French civilians died under Allied bombs that day.

International Business Times

As War Again Shakes Europe, Leaders Mark 80 Years Since D-Day

Western leaders will this week mark on the beaches of northern France 80 years since Allied troops surged into Nazi occupied Europe in the World War II D-Day landings, haunted by the war again raging on the continent as Ukraine battles Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy

On D-Day, The Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering the Allied assault in Normandy

Radio France Internationale

US veterans leave for France ahead of 80th D-Day commemorations

US World War II veterans have begun their journey to France to be celebrated at D-Day anniversary events in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the largest amphibious invasion in history.

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