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Welcome June 2024
“It had taken four long years, but on 6 June 1944 the Allies returned in strength to north-western Europe. Around 150,000 men landed on that day and many more would cross the Channel in subsequent weeks, hammering another nail into the coffin of the
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Normandy In Numbers
7,016 ships and major landing craft participated in Operation Neptune. Approximately 79 per cent of the vessels were either British or Canadian 195,701 naval personnel were involved in Operation Neptune 917 Allied ships and major landing craft were l

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