the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a speech warning that democracy in europe and around the world remains fragile. this is in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of walesjoined russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of wales joined the prime minister of canada. and alongside the solemn ceremony, it has also been a chance for attendees, including the king, to meet and speak to the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such a crucial part in one of the defining days of european history. as you
and sacrifice of the canadian troops who gave so much 80 years ago. on during the sixth 1944 as part of the 150,000 allied troops that landed or parachuted into normandy, 14,000 were from canada. farfrom home, they stormed these very sand dunes behind me. shoulder to shoulder with thousands of british troops. standing here today, in peaceful silence it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it would have taken to run into fury and battle that very day. that was prince william a little earlier on. their areas live in fact.
that normandy is completely isolated. the tanks could have returned was it not for the women leading the french resistance trips, a trip that should have taken three days to three weeks for the armed divisions and when they had to go over, when the germans had to communicate over radio instead of telephone wires, the allies had decrypted the enigma code. they can anticipate where the german army would be. this work, training, recruiting and reading was done in part alongside the men, by women, because there were not enough men left. the armistice with france was not a peace treaty, so the men who fought against france were largely injail during the war. the french
the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a speech warning that democracy in europe and around the world remains fragile. this is in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the
prince of walesjoined russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of wales joined the prime minister of canada. and alongside the solemn ceremony, it has also been a chance for attendees, including the king, to meet and speak to the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such a crucial part in one of the defining days of european history. as you look back now, our correspondent has this report. remembering the dawn on the 6th of june 191m that changed the second world war and with it the entire world forever. piper plays and alone piper marked the moment