A memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles is to be unveiled on Sunday in northern France, a tribute seen as a long overdue commemoration of their sacrifice. The British Normandy Memorial, inscribed with the names of 22,442 men and women who lost their lives during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1944, will open on a hillside in the Normandy village of.
British servicemen and women killed in D-Day landings have been honoured with war memorial in Normandy
As the sun rises over the French village of Ver-Sur-Mer, British piper Steve Black plays to commemorate them
The names of the 22,442 men and women serving under British command who lost their lives are now inscribed on the pillars of the British Normandy Memorial
A memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles was unveiled on Sunday in Normandy, northwestern France, a tribute seen as a "long ov…
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‘Long overdue’ commemoration of historic battle to defeat WWII Nazis
By AFP Published: Jun 06, 2021 05:23 PM
A veteran attends an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy, France, June 4, 2019. Photo:XinhuaA memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles was expected to be unveiled on Sunday in northern France, a tribute seen as a long overdue commemoration of their sacrifice.
The British Normandy Memorial, inscribed with the names of 22,442 men and women who lost their lives during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1944, would open on a hillside in the Normandy village of Ver-sur-Mer on the 77th anniversary of the landings.
160 standing stones are inscribed with the names of 22,442 men and women who lost their lives during the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France in 1944