quite calm, funnily enough, saying, do you think we ve had it? suddenly, there was an almighty crash and a shell came and it plum hit the vehicle, went right through to the bottom. when the dust cleared, i turned round and the man laying where you are to me, he was dead and black from head to foot, cos he must have taken the whole force of the blast. and all the others, the company commander, sergeant major, the driver they were all killed except me. i remember when i got myself up and found out they were all dead and ifelt this burning, i thought, i must be on fire. i remember going on the ground and rolling and that didn t do much good. so that was a nasty experience, being the only person of seven who survived. live from london. this is bbc news. d day veterans are at the heart of commemorations in normandy on the 80th anniversary of the allied landings on the beaches of normandy. our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all
we leave you that, and a previously unheard tape of the final recollections of field marshall lord bramall, the former head of the british armed forces, who passed away in 2019. as a 20 year old lieutenant, he led a mechanised infantry platoon into normandy. goodnight. last post plays i was with a group waiting to go forward in battle around the headquarter vehicle where there was the company commander, the sergeant major, the driver, a signaller, myself, and one other platoon commander. shells started to fall. we dived under the vehicle to get some sort of cover and the shells came nearer and nearer. i remember at one time, one of us,
we leave you that, and a previously unheard tape of the final recollections of field marshall lord bramall, the former head of the british armed forces, who passed away in 2019. as a 20 year old lieutenant, he led a mechanised infantry platoon into normandy. goodnight. last post plays i was with a group waiting to go forward in battle around the headquarter vehicle where there was the company commander, the sergeant major, the driver, a signaller, myself, and one other platoon commander. shells started to fall. we dived under the vehicle to get some sort of cover and the shells came nearer and nearer. i remember at one time, one of us,
Ukrainian soldiers have shared their versions of four popular Christmas songs, changing their lyrics to reflect the reality of the war and stress the importance of the world's support for Ukraine. The songs they chose are Happy Xmas (War is over), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! and I'll Be Home for Christmas.