D-Day Landings Remembered
Caroline Blatter 06 Jun 2019
6th June 1944
They gave their tomorrow for our today...
We thank and salute every one of those involved, 75 years ago, for the sacrifice they made for Freedom.
156,000 allied troops landed in Normandy across 5 beaches.
7,000 ships and landing craft, and 10,000 vehicles were involved.
4,000 troops from the combined allied forces died on the day.
4,000 - 9,000 German casualties.
Thousands of French civilians also died.
Veterans and their families at the inauguration of the memorial in Ver-sur-Mer.
Two veterans, Harry Read, 95, and John Hutton, 94, parachuted back into Normandy, 75 years after their first landing.
This time, they jumped in tandem with members of the Army's Parachute Regiment display team, the Red Devils - and were greeted by cheers.
Harry Read, 95, recreated his parachute jump into Normandy 75 years ago.
May we always remember them
Courtesy of Getty Images & BBC news coverage
