This special D-Day live page focuses on how D-Day unfolded, as if it were a modern-day breaking news story
It includes accounts from people across the south who were there, their surviving family members and historians
Thursday 6 June is exactly 80 years since the Allied troops landed on the beaches on Normandy in the first stage of reclaiming Europe from the Nazis
The weather was crucial to the 6 June Normandy landings
See where the troops landed across the northern coast of France
The capture of Pegasus Bridge was an early development
Troops from Berkshire were successful in destroying some of the German defences
Halifax bomber crews from Dorset towed six gliders into occupied France landing allied troops
Mulberry Harbours were giant artificial harbours used by the Allies for landing troops
Hampshire soldiers captured the town of Arromanches
Troops from Oxfordshire helped the wounded on Sword beach
A total of 4,415 Allied personnel died on D-Day
See some colourised photos from D-Day itself
Susannah Jarvis is the curator of the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum.
Looking at records of the Normandy landings, she told the BBC troops ended up landing "slightly off" from where they should have been.
She said the rough weather meant only two out of 16 vehicles with the 1st Hampshire Battalion made it to the beach, as the others sank.
Historian recalls records of D-Day landings
Airborne troops were dropped behind enemy lines in the early hours, while thousands of ships gathered off the Normandy coast for the main attack.
Though they were expecting an invasion, German military leaders believed the initial attacks were only a diversionary tactic.
In the last five minutes, British forces have landed on beaches in Normandy in France, as part of an allied invasion to liberate occupied Europe.
Among the troops are about 1,000 soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment.
They have landed on a beach codenamed Gold, with the objective of capturing the town of Arromanches.
Image source, Getty Images
Emily Ford
BBC South
Hello and welcome to our coverage of D-Day, as it happened.
Today we will focus on the hours leading up to D-Day and the day itself, as if it were a modern-day breaking news story.
You'll see and hear accounts from people across the south who were there, their surviving family members and historians.