DEAUVILLE, France — Crowds cheered as U.S. veterans arrived at French airports ahead of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a turning point in World War II when more
afterwards. but this isjust reconciliation of what happened afterwards. but this is just a little bit of the build up to the 6th ofjune, where we are seeing this parachute drop. normandy will forever be marked by the d day landings and the battle of normandy, which went on to lead to the liberation of france and europe from nazi occupation. sojust some liberation of france and europe from nazi occupation. so just some of those events. and i can say, we are going to have special coverage of the date itself, the 6th ofjune, with a lot of events marked and we know that troops from the uk, from the united states, canada and france attacked the german forces on this area on the coast of northern france 80 years ago on the 6th ofjune i944. 80 years ago on the 6th ofjune 1944. these will be milestone commemorations because of course so many of the veterans are now
parachute drop is continuing to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. this is ongoing right now ahead of those commemorations that will be taking place on the 6th of june. because back on the sect of june. because back on the sect of june 1944 the d day landings took place and helped to liberate france, this area of france and europe, from nazi occupation. nazi german occupation. these are some of the events that are taking place live now. we have special coverage that will be taking place on the 6th of june of course, the day itself. but also reflecting back on what happened 80 years ago. we have had special reports, including one from my colleague, who spoke to two veterans from the west of england who were just teenagers when they made this drop on the beaches in
normandy that led to the eventual liberation of france and europe from nazi germany. and as we noted that when listening to those veterans themselves, now elderly, now frail, their experience of what happened 80 years ago, this is a milestone anniversary and an important one because we still have those veterans with us to share those lived experience. and it is still very fresh in their minds when you speak to these veterans. i had the privilege of speaking to veterans who fought at monte casino in italy as part of the italian campaign and one of the things you really, really understand isjust one of the things you really, really understand is just how they remember and how they remember their fallen colleagues. incredible experience. live images from normandy, a parachute drop in honour to mark, commemorate what happened 80 years ago. we will of course have special coverage on the 6th ofjune itself.
The events for the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Crete, organised by the Coordinating Council for the Memory of the Battle of Crete and the Rest of Greece, were successfully completed.