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On the last day of his state visit to the uk, donald trump said d day may have been the greatest battle ever. Almighty god, our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour. A struggle to preserve our public, our religion, and our civilisation, and to set free more than 300 veterans of the normandy landings gathered most of them in their 90s to remember the great military achievement. Making their way to normandy on a specially comissioned ship, retracing their journey across the English Channel. And 75 years since he first pa rachuted into normandy, 95 year old harry read recreates his jump behind enemy lines. Hello, and welcome. Im katty kay, with Christian Fraser in portsmouth for d day commemorations. From these shores 75 years ago, allied troops set sail under the cover of darkness an armada of about 7,000 vessels carrying more than 150,000 troops. Their goal was to land on five beaches in northern france and push nazi germany out of the occupied country. A

D-Day 80: Portsmouth's special connection with D-Day explored

Portsmouth author tells stories of landing craft on D-Day

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a local author has just published a new book about Allied landing craft and their crews on D-Day.

Military veterans honoured as names added to D-Day Memorial Wall

Princess Anne visits Portsmouth and inaugurates landing craft LCT 7074 at D-Day Story museum in Southsea

APPLAUSE echoed around one of Portsmouth’s most prominent museums as Princess Anne inaugurated an historic vessel.