Zelensky expected in Normandy for D-Day commemorations, says Macron
President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemorations of the key Second World War landings.
President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemorations of the key Second World War landings.
From the 73,000 US troops who landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, some 1,465 were killed.
It's full steam ahead for the forthcoming Autumn Steam Gala of Severn Valley Railway – and there's a special surprise.
From the 73,000 US troops who landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, some 1,465 were killed.
D-Day June 6 Dawn - 7.30am - Omaha and Utah beaches
D-Day June 6 Dawn - 7.30am - Omaha and Utah beaches
A brand new event at the Severn Valley Railway last weekend has been declared a "winner" by organisers, after it attracted a higher than expected number of visitors.
A brand new event at the Severn Valley Railway last weekend has been declared a "winner" by organisers, after it attracted a higher than expected number of visitors.
The Americans took the western beaches, codenamed Omaha and Utah. Utah fell miraculously easily, with barely a dozen killed by enemy action and about 60 drowned.
The King and Queen joined veterans in France on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings on Thursday.
The King and Queen joined veterans in France on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings on Thursday.
The design has been recreated by sand artists on Gold beach, where troops landed in 1944.
The design has been recreated by sand artists on Gold beach, where troops landed in 1944.
The Prince of Wales represented his father the King at the last major commemoration marking the Normandy landings.
The Prince of Wales represented his father the King at the last major commemoration marking the Normandy landings.