#Normandy

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12 Notable Figures Who Served On D-Day

While the majority of the combatants at D-Day were just brave, ordinary soldiers, there were also several famous people who fought right alongside them.

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‘It means the world to me’: WWII vets return to Normandy in honor of D-Day

Army veteran Andy Negra almost missed his chance to return to the beaches of Normandy because he didn’t have a passport. Born

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Photos: D-Day remembered – A look at the invasion 78 years ago in Normandy

On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied western Europe by way of Normandy, France, during World War II. It would become the turning point

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Watch Vintage Newsreel Footage of the D-Day Landings in Normandy | Mental Floss

This 75-year-old archival footage shows Operation Neptune—the code name for the landings on the beaches at Normandy that came to be known as D-Day.

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97-Year-Old Veteran Parachutes Into Normandy Again

For the second time in his life, Tom Rice has parachuted into Normandy. The veteran recreated his D-Day jump from 75 years ago.

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97-year-old WWII veteran parachutes over Normandy

Some 200 parachutists who filled the Normandy skies for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, including Tom Rice, who ending up landing in roughly the same area he did on D-Day.

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D-Day: How technology helped win the Normandy invasion and World War II - The Washington Post

The brave troops who stormed the beaches in France had a secret weapon: brilliantly designed boats that made the attack possible.

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Artists stencil 9,000 bodies onto Normandy beach in D-Day tribute

The stunning silhouettes were made by 500 volunteers on Arromanches beach, some of whom joined in the project spontaneously.