U.K. and other WWII vets gather in France for 78th anniversary of D-Day

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More than 20 British Second World War veterans gathered on Sunday near Pegasus Bridge, one of the first sites liberated by Allied forces from Nazi Germany’s control, as part of commemorations honouring the nearly 160,000 troops from the UK, the US, Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on June 6 1944.

 

Veterans, their families and French and international visitors braved the rainy weather to take part in series of events organised over the weekend and on Monday for the 78th anniversary of D-Day.

 

Many felt the celebrations paying tribute to those who brought peace and freedom on the continent have a special meaning this year – as war is raging again in Europe since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

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On Monday, the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, home to the graves of 9,386 who died fighting on D-Day and in the operations that followed, will host US veterans and thousands of visitors in its first major public ceremony since 2019.

 

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