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The last surviving Frenchman to participate in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 died Monday aged 100, local authorities said.
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Marcel Deschateaux waited over an hour Thursday to applaud dozens of British veterans as they walked through his town of Bayeux, after one of...
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The June 6, 1944 landings by Allied forces on five Normandy beaches were the biggest naval operation ever in terms of the number of...
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June 6, 1944 is known as “the longest day”. By its end 156,000 Allied troops and 20,000 vehicles had invaded Nazi-occupied northern France in...
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A US veteran who was parachuted into France during D-Day in 1944 defied his age on Wednesday as he recreated his courageous feat of...
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US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II joined 300 veterans in paying tribute to their fallen comrades at a poignant ceremony on Wednesday...
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Marie Scott vividly recalls the horrifying sounds of D-Day as she relayed orders down the line to the troops storming the Normandy beaches. She...
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A British soldier in France as part of a contingent participating in ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings has died after...
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When Allied troops hit the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, some now-legendary reporters and photographers were on hand to produce the first...
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When world leaders gather for D-Day commemorations, Vladimir Putin’s absence will be a sign of how Russia’s huge sacrifices in World War II have...