D-Day veterans mark 82nd anniversary as nearly 100 British names added to memorial
Summary
Veterans are marking the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of northern France in 1944 during World War Two. Nearly 100 British soldiers’ names have been newly added to the British Normandy Memorial after research found they were previously omitted.Key Facts
- D-Day took place on June 6, 1944, with British, American, and Canadian troops landing on Normandy beaches to free France from Nazi control.
- The British Normandy Memorial recently added 98 names of soldiers who died in the campaign but were missing due to record errors.
- Some added names include soldiers who died later in British hospitals after being wounded in Normandy.
- Families helped provide proof to have their relatives' names included on the memorial.
- The memorial is located above what was called Gold Beach during the invasion.
- This year, only six surviving Normandy veterans attended the commemoration, the smallest number since the memorial opened in 2021.
- D-Day was the largest military seaborne attack in history and began the campaign to free northwest Europe from Nazi occupation.
- Commemorations included French schoolchildren, military personnel, and ceremonial pipe bands marking the anniversary.
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