A long-lost diary from China is shedding light on a D-Day landing mystery

A long-lost diary from China is shedding light on a D-Day landing mystery - The diary was by Lam Ping-yu — a Chinese officer ...
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What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II

Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...

D-Day veteran Jim Glennie, 100, awarded honorary degree

Mr Glennie, who turned 100 in August, was awarded the degree by the University of Aberdeen. Mr Glennie hopes future ...
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D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf ...
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D-Day in photos: See historic images from the Normandy landings

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

Memories of D-Day come alive on the beaches where it happened

I first went to Normandy in 1974. I was a 27-year-old news photographer shooting the French presidential election, and my visit happened to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the D-Day landings. I ...