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@DDay80th

DDay 80th is a people's history project marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944.

 London, UK and Caen, France
Joined January 2024
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In a photo by the great Robert Capa, a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division rests in the war-torn town of Saint-Saveur-le-Vicomte, France in June of 1944. 🪂
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#OnThisDay 1944: Actor Richard Todd took part in Operation Tonga on what is now known as D-Day. 60 years on in 2004, he revisited his landing site in Normandy, returned to Pegasus Bridge and reflected on his experience of war.

2004: Richard Todd returns to Normandy - BBC News

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World War II veteran weds near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100 and his bride is 96 - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/world-war-i…

World War II veteran weds near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100 and his bride is 96

World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, and his sweetheart, Jeanne Swerlin, 96, proved that love is eternal.

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‘History comes alive’ as last veterans mark 80 years since D-Day france24.com/en/europe/20240…
‘History comes alive’ as last veterans mark 80 years since D-Day

‘History comes alive’ as last veterans mark 80 years since D-Day

World leaders gathered in Normandy on June 6 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, one of the largest military operations in history. At the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer and at...

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This reinforced steel door is built into Portsdown Hill, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour. Behind it is a labyrinth of tunnels with an important D-Day connection... Read on to see what I found when I went inside... I had to wear a head torch. 🧵
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The D-Day landings, in pictures | CNN cnn.com/2024/06/05/europe/ga…

Photos: The D-Day landings | CNN

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, which laid the foundation for the Allied defeat of Germany in World War II.

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‘I have never taken his sacrifice for granted’: D-day veterans honour comrades in Normandy | D-day | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘I have never taken his sacrifice for granted’: D-day veterans honour comrades in Normandy

Servicemen and women involved in landings joined by royals and politicians at 80th anniversary commemorations

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D-Day: US veteran, 102, dies on journey to France for anniversary - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqll…

D-Day: US veteran, 102, dies on journey to France for anniversary

Robert "Al" Persichitti, who served with the Navy in Japan, became ill on his way to Normandy.

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Special moment with the last Dutch Normandy veteran Max Wolff during the Dutch DDay commemoration at Arromanches. #DDay80
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Sunak to miss international D-Day memorial event with world leaders | The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/jo…
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A very emotional moment as President Macron awards the Légion d'honneur to a Royal Navy Wren, Ms Lamb She made the maps that enabled D Day. A hero!
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EN DIRECT - D-Day: le 6 juin 1944 à 14 heures, les combats font rage sur les côtes normandes lefigaro.fr/actualite-france…

D-Day: revivez heure par heure le Débarquement de Normandie

Le 6 juin 1944, à l'aube, une armada de près de 7000 navires s'approche des côtes normandes tandis que les défenses allemandes sont bombardées. L'opération Overlord a commencé. Le Figaro retrace le...

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A act of bravery, encapsulated by Standing with Giants. Nurses Anyta Field & Mollie Evershed were serving on Hospital Carrier Amsterdam when it hit a mine. They forced their way below decks, carrying 75 men to safety. They went down with the ship. We Will Remember Them #DDay80
Image from British Normandy Memorial (@britishmemorial)
Image from British Normandy Memorial (@britishmemorial)
Image from British Normandy Memorial (@britishmemorial)
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‘I said many prayers’: D-day veteran on horror and heroism in Normandy | D-day | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘I said many prayers’: D-day veteran on horror and heroism in Normandy

Jake Ruser, 99, served as a frontline medic from the Normandy landings 80 years ago to the end of the war. He says his comrades would be ‘very disturbed’ at the rise of authoritarianism in the US

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⚔️ The Days After D-Day ⚔️ 📆 7 June, 12.00pm, Free Dr Glyn Prysor discusses the Battle for Normandy with Professor Jonathan Fennell, examining the Allied advance that followed on from the historic D-Day landings. Book now: nam.ac.uk/whats-on/days-afte… #DDay80
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Opinion: There’s one world leader who won’t be at D-Day commemorations | CNN cnn.com/2024/06/05/opinions/…

Opinion: There’s one world leader who won’t be at D-Day commemorations | CNN

As they gaze on the once blood-drenched beaches of Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, world leaders should consider the lessons of World War II, and how to apply them today, writes Frida...

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Macron pays tribute to civilian victims of D-Day bombings ahead of anniversary france24.com/en/france/20240…
Macron pays tribute to civilian victims of D-Day bombings ahead of anniversary

Macron pays tribute to civilian victims of D-Day bombings ahead of anniversary

As world leaders gathered to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the thousands of civilian victims of Allied bombardments on that day and in the…

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‘Eternal debt’: 200 surviving veterans are focus of this year’s D-day | D-day | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/articl…
‘Eternal debt’: 200 surviving veterans are focus of this year’s D-day

‘Eternal debt’: 200 surviving veterans are focus of this year’s D-day

Memorials in England and Normandy were curated in the knowledge that it may well be the last opportunity to thank the former soldiers in person

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D-Day latest: 'Let their memories still live on in our hearts': Candle-lit vigil and fireworks held in Normandy | UK News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/d-day-80-…
D-Day latest: Biden takes swipe at Putin in D-Day speech; read chilling 'in case of failure' letter

D-Day latest: Biden takes swipe at Putin in D-Day speech; read chilling 'in case of failure' letter

As the world marks 80 years since D-Day, the King tells a commemoration event "free nations must stand together to oppose tyranny" and Joe Biden takes a swipe at Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Second...

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The Forgotten Hero of D-Day - POLITICO politico.com/news/magazine/2…
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