DDay80th

DDay 80th is a people's history project marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944.

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

In a photo by the great Robert Capa, a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division rests in the war-torn town of Saint-Saveur-le-Vicomte, France in June of 1944. 🪂

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay 1944: Actor Richard Todd took part in Operation Tonga on what is now known as D-Day.
60 years on in 2004, he revisited his landing site in Normandy, returned to Pegasus Bridge and reflected on his experience of war.

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World War II veteran weds near Normandy's D-Day beaches. He's 100 and his bride is 96 - CBS News https://t.co/bBS7SzvM5M

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‘History comes alive’ as last veterans mark 80 years since D-Day https://t.co/gIMvsjXqNT

[Marc Heighway @NewForestRamble]

This reinforced steel door is built into Portsdown Hill, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour. Behind it is a labyrinth of tunnels with an important D-Day connection...

Read on to see what I found when I went inside... I had to wear a head torch.

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The D-Day landings, in pictures | CNN https://t.co/jzPdNQw3MW

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‘I have never taken his sacrifice for granted’: D-day veterans honour comrades in Normandy | D-day | The Guardian https://t.co/wQEwp5Ci23

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D-Day: US veteran, 102, dies on journey to France for anniversary - BBC News https://t.co/80mijvpigL

[Klaas Meijer @klaasm67]

Special moment with the last Dutch Normandy veteran Max Wolff during the Dutch DDay commemoration at Arromanches. #DDay80

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Sunak to miss international D-Day memorial event with world leaders | The Independent https://t.co/pB2d3TdBTP

[Daniel J. Devane 🇬🇧 @DanielJDevane]

A very emotional moment as President Macron awards the Légion d'honneur to a Royal Navy Wren, Ms Lamb

She made the maps that enabled D Day. A hero!

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EN DIRECT - D-Day: le 6 juin 1944 à 14 heures, les combats font rage sur les côtes normandes https://t.co/SZ9ourJY9U

[British Normandy Memorial @britishmemorial]

A act of bravery, encapsulated by Standing with Giants.

Nurses Anyta Field & Mollie Evershed were serving on Hospital Carrier Amsterdam when it hit a mine. They forced their way below decks, carrying 75 men to safety. They went down with the ship.

We Will Remember Them #DDay80

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‘I said many prayers’: D-day veteran on horror and heroism in Normandy | D-day | The Guardian https://t.co/ao4HxpQ46J

[National Army Museum @NAM_London]

⚔️ The Days After D-Day ⚔️
📆 7 June, 12.00pm, Free

Dr Glyn Prysor discusses the Battle for Normandy with Professor Jonathan Fennell, examining the Allied advance that followed on from the historic D-Day landings.

Book now: https://t.co/a6VPhR5mP6

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Opinion: There’s one world leader who won’t be at D-Day commemorations | CNN https://t.co/YchnWeW3Zp

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Macron pays tribute to civilian victims of D-Day bombings ahead of anniversary https://t.co/XIayhp5fbr

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‘Eternal debt’: 200 surviving veterans are focus of this year’s D-day | D-day | The Guardian https://t.co/ZGgHMElD22

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D-Day latest: 'Let their memories still live on in our hearts': Candle-lit vigil and fireworks held in Normandy | UK News | Sky News https://t.co/zD8LR9EYnd

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The Forgotten Hero of D-Day - POLITICO https://t.co/U3d64LGTlQ