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
Joe Cattini: I saw teen soldiers crying for their mothers. Video, 00:03:13
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UK
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4 June
Bill Redston: 'We knew it could have been us killed' Video, 00:03:31
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UK
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21 June 2023
George Spencer: 'I had the best view of the landings' Video, 00:02:32
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31 May
Ken Cooke: 'I'd never been on a boat before' Video, 00:03:03
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21 May
Bill Gladden: 'I made a rather unorthodox landing' Video, 00:03:27
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Suffolk
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26 April

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WW2 veteran celebrates her 100th birthday
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Devon
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21 hours ago
D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthday
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Kent
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3 days ago
Wiltshire D-Day veteran dies aged 104. Video, 00:00:36
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Wiltshire
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5 days ago
D-Day hero who inspired a Call of Duty character
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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13 November
Army of knitted soldiers raise awareness for D-Day
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England
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2 November
'Remarkable' D-Day veteran dies after 100th birthday
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Somerset
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1 November
Knitted D-Day installed at army's 'spiritual home'
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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1 November
D-Day veteran, 99, dies ahead of Remembrance Sunday
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Sussex
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28 October
D-Day embroidery inspires community art project
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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23 October
Family 'marvel' at war hero as he turns 105
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Manchester
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13 October
Visitors to town soar thanks to D-Day display
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Nottingham
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1 October
D-Day cafe owner gets French Order of Merit
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England
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29 September
Why has a knitted tank rolled into Llandudno?
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Wales
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28 September
Medic's rare WW2 medal 'should be in museum'
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Somerset
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27 September
D-Day servicemen silhouettes return from Normandy
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England
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14 September
Daughter of D-Day veteran pays tribute to dad
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Essex
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10 September
D-Day veteran dies aged 104
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Essex
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8 September
The unsung heroines of D-Day. Video, 00:04:44
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BBC
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29 August
Paratroopers project gets £150,000 lottery funding
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Lincolnshire
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16 August
D-Day nurse remembered 80 years after death
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England
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7 August
The comic-strip hero who charged into history
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Norfolk
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6 August
'Adored' Royal Navy D-Day veteran dies aged 98
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Berkshire
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17 July
Man to end 50-mile run at a hometown circus
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Northamptonshire
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28 June
Expert solves mystery of WW2 wall engraving
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Bristol
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28 June