Historical D-Day structures on the Hampshire coast are once again accessible following repair work to a storm-damaged beach. Thousands of troops left from Lepe Beach in June 1944, and some of the ...
Remains of wartime installations can still be seen at Lepe on the Hampshire coast Historical D-Day structures on the Hampshire coast are once again accessible following repair work to a storm ...
Troops of the US 7th Corps wading ashore on Utah Beach The fighting during the Battle of Normandy, which followed D-Day, was as bloody as it had been in the trenches of World War One. Casualty ...
A battle-scarred American flag believed to be the first planted on Omaha beach during the 1944 D-Day landings is expected to fetch more than $55,000 at auction next week, Updated on Dec 10 ...
Richard Aldred, 99, served as a tank driver and landed on Gold Beach in Normandy the day after D-Day. His tank was blown up and he took cover under it on the side of the road alongside his ...
Dennis Zotigh Command Sergeant Major Julia Kelly (U.S. Army retired), one of 80 Native American delegates to the 75th anniversary observance of D-Day, stands on Omaha Beach. Kelly holds an eagle ...
the National D-Day Memorial Foundation is hosting events this week to commemorate the invasion’s 80th anniversary. The official international ceremony will take place June 6 on Omaha Beach.
The figures overlook Gold Beach, one of the key landing points. They were transported via Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and Fort Nelson, near Fareham in Hampshire. The 80th anniversary of D-Day ...
British veterans give their account of the D-Day landings on Sword Beach; the first step towards defeating Nazi Germany. They recall the huge naval bombardment that preceded the landing ...