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'Because of the affect D-Day had on the Second World War, its impact is still felt today.'
The museum's curator Andrew Whitmarsh talks about D-Day in 80 Objects in this month's @HampshireLife.
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Do you have an object relating to D-Day that you would like to share with us?
Last week marked the end of our social posts chronicling D-Day in 80 Objects, but we would love to see your objects.
Take a picture, tag us and use #DDayIn80Objects and we may use it on social media.
The map was only issued once the invading force had embarked into the Solent. The OW has marked the route he was to take on landing. The map clearly shows all the various hazards and obstacles the invading troops could expect to encounter. #DDay80 #DDayIn80Objects @TheDDayStory
80 years ago today, on 5th June 1944, a scholarship exam was held at Winchester College which included a question about planning the Allied invasion of Europe.
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A pigeon may seem an unlikely participant in conflict. Gustav was awarded this medal for bringing the first news of D-Day back to the UK.
Object courtesy of The D-Day Story, Portsmouth (on loan from the family of Frederick Jackson).
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Stagecoach has unveiled its D-Day liveried bus to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe on 6 June 1944
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The Allies had spent years preparing and gathering information for D-Day. Yet there were still things outside their control. One of those factors was the weather.
Object courtesy of @RAFMUSEUM
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The famous D-Day wall map at Southwick House witnessed the meetings of the Allied commanders in the days leading up to 6 June 1944.
Object courtesy of the @NatMuseumRN / Government Art Collection.
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Was this three-foot high dummy filled with sand and straw really an Allied secret weapon that was used on D-Day? Amazingly the answer is yes, and a secret weapon that worked well, too.
Object courtesy of @I_W_M
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The fighting in Normandy was only one part of a long conflict, as the medals of Brigadier Peter Young illustrate.
You can find out what the different medal are for in the link below.
Object courtesy of @nam_london
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This bible belonged to one of the two Hoback brothers who were killed on D-Day. Both men are part of a group of twenty soldiers from Bedford, Virginia, USA, who died at Omaha Beach on that day.
Object courtesy of the @DDayMemorial
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Pegasus Bridge is one of the most famous D-Day sites in Normandy.
It was probably the first location to be liberated, in the initial minutes of 6 June 1944.
Object courtesy of Musée Mémorial Pegasus
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We're delighted to be working in partnership with @TheDDayStory to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day
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The badges displayed on this coat were collected at the time of D-Day by five year old Betty White, from Gosport.
You can find out more about the coat by visiting the page below.
Object courtesy of The D-Day Story, Portsmouth.
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Barrage Balloons were heavily used at the time of D-Day both at sea and on land, as a means of defence against enemy aircraft.
Object courtesy of @WWIIMuseum
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This is part of a detailed model that was used to brief troops who would land on the Normandy beaches on D-Day.
Object courtesy of @I_W_M
To find out more about this model and the secrecy behind it, visit the link below.
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The unique Overlord Embroidery is 272 ft (83 metres) in length, it is one of the longest embroideries in the world. Object courtesy of The D-Day Story, Portsmouth, and the Overlord Embroidery Trust.
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“Immediate readiness. There are indications that the invasion has begun.” This is the decoded version of a secret message sent early on D-Day by German naval headquarters.
Object courtesy of @BletchleyPark
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On D-Day and over the following weeks, the Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Belfast, a Town-class light cruiser, around 614 ft in length, and displacing 11,550 tons, fired its guns in support of Allied troops ashore.
Object courtesy of @I_W_M
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At first this might look like a simple photograph: a young girl leads a parade of Frenchmen, happy that their town has been liberated. In fact there are more tragic stories behind it.
Object courtesy of @NAM_London
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