Twenty two British D-Day veterans, the youngest, almost 100, crossed the Channel to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, effectively forming the thin thread that connects today with the heroic deeds of two or three generations back, when about 150,000 Allied troops launched a seaborne invasion of Western Europe that helped end World … Read more
The president of the USA Joe Biden made a fervent appeal to protect freedom and democracy on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing of Allied forces in Normandy, calling on Western powers to continue support for Ukraine and not surrender to Russian aggression. Are you a subscriber? Sign in Or register If you want … Read more
Let’s not be always suspicious. Let’s assume that Emmanuel Macron was thinking of Vladimir Putin’s good when he decided not to invite him to the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Besides, there is an arrest warrant against him from the International Court of Justice for war crimes and he would be in danger of being handcuffed … Read more
Eighty years are complemented today by the day of the Allied landings in Normandy, the famous D-Day, when 130,000 soldiers, mainly American, British and Canadian, landed on the coast and contributed, along with the Red Army effort on the Eastern Front, to the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. Few veterans of that landing remain, … Read more
80 years ago on June 6, a young man from South London, Wally Parr, was flying through the night in a flimsy wooden glider a few thousand feet above the English Channel. He wasn’t alone. With him in one of the six gliders were his colleagues from the British Army’s 6th Airborne Division. The night … Read more
The most important operation of the Second World War began 80 years ago. June 6, 1944 was the so-called D-Day, when the Allies landed in Normandy and under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower the liberation of France and then the rest of Western Europe began from Nazi rule. The event appears in countless … Read more
Despite difficult weather conditions, on June 6, 1944, approximately 156,000 Allied troops began landing on the beaches of Normandy, thus beginning to write the epilogue of the Third Reich. Although much is being written in these days, the 80th anniversary of the landing, there are 10 things you might not know about the longest landing … Read more
World News: This particular trip was part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of D-Day, which is perhaps the most memorable moment for those who fought in 1944. appearance It will be the last celebration on a grand scale in the U.S. About 200 veterans, most of them American and British, are expected to attend. With … Read more
