Allied troops landed on the seashores of Normandy 81 years in the past in the present day, within the largest land, sea and air operation ever seen.
Nine British veterans aged 99 to 102 shall be in Normandy for this yr’s anniversary occasion.
Anniversary timings:
⚪ 0915-1030: Annual Ceremony of Remembrance at British Normandy Memorial.
⚪ 1000: US Military and US veterans maintain conventional ceremony on the American Cemetery in Colleville sur Mer. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth anticipated to be visitor speaker. General Christopher Donahue, Commanding General of US Army Europe and Africa, additionally anticipated.
⚪ 1530: Major worldwide ceremony on Utah Beach with representatives from ten nations: Canada, Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and Germany.
British Defence Secretary John Healey is anticipated to signify the UK and shall be on the Utah Beach ceremony and commemorations on the British Normandy Memorial and Bayeux War Cemetery.
He may also have lunch with British veterans who’re travelling to Normandy to mark the anniversary.
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