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
Posted
23 May
Joe Cattini: I saw teen soldiers crying for their mothers. Video, 00:03:13
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UK
Posted
4 June
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
Ken Cooke: 'I'd never been on a boat before' Video, 00:03:03
Posted
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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Exhibition to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Humberside
Posted
28 May
WW2 veteran says key to a good life is freedom
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
27 May
Plaque unveiled at US troops' D-Day railway station
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Dorset
Posted
27 May
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
Available for 6 months
D-Day veteran shares stories with primary children. Video, 00:01:28
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London
Posted
25 May
Children mark D-Day 80th anniversary
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York & North Yorkshire
Posted
24 May
D-Day Teaching Resources
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BBC Teach
Posted
3 June
'Indomitable' D-Day veteran dies aged 100
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England
Posted
23 May
D-Day 80th anniversary service will be 'emotional'
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Wiltshire
Posted
23 May
John McOwan: ‘We hoodwinked Hitler’ Video, 00:03:29
Posted
23 May
Marines training for role in D-Day commemoration
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Cornwall
Posted
23 May
Former airfield to mark D-Day anniversary
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Dorset
Posted
23 May
D-Day commemorated with Tommy silhouettes
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Kent
Posted
22 May
Ken Cooke: 'I'd never been on a boat before' Video, 00:03:03
Posted
21 May
New coin marks 80 years since D-Day landings
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Wales
Posted
20 May
D-Day remembrance planes will be found, says Shapps
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UK
Posted
19 May
Historian uncovers covert D-Day chart maker's tale
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Somerset
Posted
19 May
Historic military vehicle owners to mark D-Day
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Sussex
Posted
19 May
'An explosion... a torpedo track racing towards us'
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
18 May
King Charles to attend D-Day commemorations
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UK
Posted
17 May
D-Day 80th Anniversary – secondary assembly
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BBC Teach
Posted
17 May
Pipers pay tribute ahead D-Day 80th anniversary
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Guernsey
Posted
17 May
2004: Richard Todd on 'D-Day' Video, 00:03:45
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BBC
Posted
16 May
'Stunning' light show plan for D-Day commemoration
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
16 May