D-Day

What were the D-Day landings?

On the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in German-occupied France, we explain what went on.

Eighty years since D-Day

D-Day 80: We Were There. Video, 58 minutes
Eighty years on, Rachel Burden hears the stories and memories of the UK's D-Day veterans.
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BBC Two
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John McOwan: ‘We hoodwinked Hitler’ Video, 00:03:29
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23 May 2024
Joe Cattini: I saw teen soldiers crying for their mothers. Video, 00:03:13
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UK
Posted
4 June 2024
Bill Redston: 'We knew it could have been us killed' Video, 00:03:31
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UK
Posted
21 June 2023
George Spencer: 'I had the best view of the landings' Video, 00:02:32
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31 May 2024
Ken Cooke: 'I'd never been on a boat before' Video, 00:03:03
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21 May 2024
Bill Gladden: 'I made a rather unorthodox landing' Video, 00:03:27
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Suffolk
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26 April 2024

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D-Day veteran,105, receives France's highest honour
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Somerset
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3 days ago
Bombers, battles and balls of yarn at 'bonkers' D-Day exhibition
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Northern Ireland
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4 days ago
Cathedral to host knitted D-Day exhibition
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Peterborough
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5 days ago
World War Two bomb disposal veteran dies aged 100
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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3 January
Honours for WW2 veteran who 'just did my duty'
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Cornwall
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19 December 2024
Veteran who lost legs after D-Day landings dies
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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18 December 2024
Veteran, 99, who first went to sea on D-Day, dies
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Tyne
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14 December 2024
Vicky McClure's tribute to D-Day veteran grandad
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Nottingham
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2 December 2024
D-Day veteran uses 100th birthday to back charity
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England
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30 November 2024
Knitted soldier army marches into city's minster
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Stoke & Staffordshire
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24 November 2024
WW2 veteran celebrates her 100th birthday
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Devon
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23 November 2024
D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthday
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Kent
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20 November 2024
Wiltshire D-Day veteran dies aged 104. Video, 00:00:36
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Wiltshire
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18 November 2024
D-Day hero who inspired a Call of Duty character
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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13 November 2024
Army of knitted soldiers raise awareness for D-Day
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England
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2 November 2024
'Remarkable' D-Day veteran dies after 100th birthday
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Somerset
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1 November 2024
Knitted D-Day installed at army's 'spiritual home'
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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1 November 2024
D-Day veteran, 99, dies ahead of Remembrance Sunday
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Sussex
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28 October 2024
D-Day embroidery inspires community art project
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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23 October 2024
Family 'marvel' at war hero as he turns 105
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Manchester
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13 October 2024
Visitors to town soar thanks to D-Day display
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Nottingham
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1 October 2024
D-Day cafe owner gets French Order of Merit
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England
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29 September 2024
Why has a knitted tank rolled into Llandudno?
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Wales
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28 September 2024
Medic's rare WW2 medal 'should be in museum'
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Somerset
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27 September 2024