26 man squad for germany. good evening from normandy where world leaders havejoined some of the last remaining veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. at the british normandy memorial this morning, a service of commemoration attended by more than a0 british veterans overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore on 6thjune 191m british, american, canadian and french troops landed along this coastline on beaches that were named sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah more than 150,000 men fought in the d day landings. it was the largest ever seaborne invasion. there ve been events right along this coastline and this afternoon at omaha beach an international event attended by the us president and ukraine s president zelensky. our first report comes from our correspondent daniela relph. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary n
applause but a new war in europe hung heavy over today s commemorations. you will notice one conspicuous absence amongst leaders here, russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. ukraine s president was here, but vladimir putin was not. saviour of the people! this here, but vladimir putin was not. saviour of the people! saviour of the people! this is the us military saviour of the people! this is the us military cemetery saviour of the people! this is the us military cemetery in - saviour of the people! this is the l us military cemetery in normandy, final resting place for well over 9400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia s president wasn t welcome. surrender to olice, president wasn t welcome. surrender to police. to president wasn t welcome. surrender to police. to bow president wasn t welcome. surrender to police, to bow down president wasn t welcome. surrender to police, to bow down to president wasn t welcome. surrender to police, to
us u s vete ra ns us veterans were presented with france s highest honour. modern day geopolitics loom really large over these d day commemorations but the world leaders gathered here don t mean any disrespect. those valiant veterans who have managed to come here to normandy know all too well the dangers of aggressive nationalism and the politics of hate. the freedom and peace they fought so hard for is fracturing. normandy resident was young on d day, hervillage normandy resident was young on d day, her village amongst the first to be liberated translation: i to be liberated translation: ., , , translation: i went to sleep under german rule translation: i went to sleep under german rule and translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke up translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke up with - translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke up with the i german rule and woke up with the america
he was joined by world leaders including president zelensky at an international event this afternoon as our europe editor katya adler reports. the proud anthem of the french resistance, sung in normandy today by students who could be the great, even great great grandchildren of those who fought and died here for freedom. at this international d day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe s royal families stood shoulder to shoulder, hearts full of gratitude. translation: , ., ., , translation: they were afraid but the knew translation: they were afraid but they knew that translation: they were afraid but they knew that they translation: they were afraid but they knew that they were translation: they were afraid but they knew that they were fighting i translation: they were afraid but they knew that they were fighting a | they knew that they were fighting a just war and that every step they took brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world.
seaborne invasion. there ve been events right along this coastline and this afternoon at omaha beach an international event attended by the us president and ukraine s president zelensky. our first report comes from our correspondent daniela relph. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are now peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d day. archive: this is it, | they re on the beach. few truly understood the onslaught they d face. young men, thrust into the brutality of war. 80 years on, those who survived