a german court convicted former hospital nurse deals of killing 85 patients in his care over in 5 year period. i m sorry kelly welcome to the program on this day 75 years ago the biggest invasion force of its kind in history began the assault that would lead less than a year later to the collapse of nazi rule in europe french president emanuel mccrum and u.s. president donald trump have been speaking to the remaining veterans assembled at a cemetery for americans who died on d.-day on the beaches of normandy. the beaches of normandy. i am. 75 years later veterans of that fateful day with the men. worries of those who were
he did so like i got in and then when i was shelling me the 1st day i said what did i do you regretted it recreated the tele is telling them that but actually when i got out of the foxhole i felt exhilarated because like because i felt i survived i got i was able to survive the shelling like i like i m like a man and you know i was very proud of myself thank you very much. a sense of duty and a bravery on display there well the d.-day landings in normandy not only took the german occupying forces by surprise it came as a shock to local french people as well to. catherine martin s one french woman who found his family home being taken over by advancing american troops. the normandy beaches the stage for
killed. during the test ok when freedom had to be fought for abandoned they fought. they were soldiers of democracy they were the men are today and then we have freedom. tens of thousands of our like troops french civilians in german soldiers died here in the summer of 944 d.-day marked the beginning of the end of the war making the way to victory over the nazis the following year today 2 ceremonies one british one american marking d.-day as an indelible victory for democratic values it is incredibly moving to be here today looking out across speeches where one of the greatest battles for freedom this world has ever known took place and it is truly humbling to do so with the men who were that that day we are gathered here on freedom s altar on the shore on the march
of the noise acted as a warning for the german occupiers hold them on says it took the u.s. soldiers 2 attempts to take the house and set up their logistics of a ration center there for 4 months the g.i. s went in and out of here and each room has its own story door. as a cargo ship arrived the commander gave orders for this and that on board so many trucks such and such an amount i mean. and it especially that of all the trucks go here. in the american army needed something they call it here. troop the major d.-day landings weekend in the early morning precisely at 6 30 am here at the operation overlord as it was stopped was the largest landing operation in history nearly 200000 soldiers were engaged against nazi
a major act in world history they are closing the bounds to the personal history of some french people here. we will introduce you to the man whose family home in the aftermath of the normandy landings was transformed into a little just of headquarter for the american soldiers. not far from omaha beach is john paul who was on my mom s home he s 89 years old and he still lives there many of his memories come from family stories he was 14 when the d.-day landings happened only a few hours after the allied forces had taken the beaches the americans reached his house which at that time was still occupied by german soldiers. this is where the americans came in and you could hear them quite clearly i think told because of soldiers carry water bottles thinking sound every step.