Tag: D Day

Jun 2021. D Day Memorial

Lord Edward Llewellyn, British Ambassador to France, and France's Defence Minister Florence Parly attend the official opening ceremony of the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer in France on the anniversary of the D-Day landings. Picture date: Sunday June 6, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story MEMORIAL DDay. Photo credit should read: Stephane Mahe/PA Wire

A memorial honouring soldiers who died under British command on D-Day – and in the fighting that followed – has been unveiled in France on the 77th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The British Normandy Memorial records the names of the 22,442 people who were killed on D-Day and at the Battle of Normandy. It… Continue reading Jun 2021. D Day Memorial

Jun 2020. 76th Anniversary of D Day

June 2020. In 2020, the Royal British Legion is asking the nation to remember the impact that leaving, missing and, returning home has on service men and women and their loved ones – then and now. The anniversary of D-Day brings this message to life as we remember one of the most important battles of… Continue reading Jun 2020. 76th Anniversary of D Day