The first place to be liberated was Bénouville in France, well it was the cafe Gandree at the Pegasus Bridge, I've been there and spoken to Madam Gondree, she was 4yrs old when she was woken up to the sound of gunfire. Major John Howard led the force, 6 gliders, his glider landed only metres from the bridge, pitch dark, incredible pilots.

Sword beach, Mulberry Harbour sections can still be seen.

Pointe du Hoc, American Rangers scaled the cliffs after being around 3 miles of course in landing crafts, the area was heavily bombed by the RAF, and heavy guns from the sea. The Germans had actually moved the guns further back, heavy fire from the remaining Germans caused heavy casualties. 

Sainte-Mère-Église

 

American Airborne landing zone, unfortunately they were scattered all over the place, the dummy paratrooper is a permanent fixture. 

 

 

 

 

And R Sunak the Prime Minister of the UK could not even be arsed to stay to the end. It was more important to record a fluff piece on why he lied at the debate regarding Labour's 2000 pound tax increase.