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Memorial bench honours Warwickshire D-Day soldiers
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoA memorial bench honouring 154 soldiers killed or injured has been set-up in Lebisey Wood [BBC] A memorial bench has been unveiled to honour 154 men...
Dover-Calais ferries face ‘major disruption’ as a result of port workers’ strike
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoD-Day veterans returning from northern France face fresh travel problems today, with port workers at...
Memorial represents lasting legacy of D-Day veteran
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoThe daughter of a D-Day veteran from Kent said her father wanted a new generation to learn from the lessons of the past. Albert Figg, a gunner from...
Ukrainian President joins world leaders in France for D-Day commemorations
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in France to participate in the 80th anniversary...
EU elections: Everything you need to know about what's at stake in France
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoAfter weeks of campaigning, countless rallies and multiple debates, the race for the European...
How the ‘Corridor of Death’ Saved the D-Day Invasion
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoMoissy is no more than a hamlet on a road to nowhere in Normandy. At a barely visible turn-off, easily overlooked, there’s a small hand-painted sign,...
D-Day veteran recalls landing 'in flying coffin'
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoAs the UK commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which led to the liberation of Nazi-occupied north-west Europe in World War Two, John Arthur tells...
What did the papers say about D-Day?
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoCommunique No. 1 set the world agog. On 6 June 1944, hours after the Normandy landings had begun, a late edition of the Belfast Telegraph declared it was...
D-Day: Western leaders will have their own objectives as they meet for events in France
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoAs silence falls over the beaches of Normandy, the leaders gathered to mark this important...
Daughter pays tribute to father at Pegasus Bridge
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoAhead of her visit, Ms Brotheridge (left) said she was also doing that "for everybody else who never came home” [BBC] The daughter of the man widely...
