D-Day 80: What key events are happening in France and the UK?
by Ted Hennessey
May 12, 2024
2 minutes
D-Day veterans, royalty and world leaders are expected to gather in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the largest seaborne military invasion in history.
Events will occur in the UK and France, commemorating the allied troops involved in Operation Overlord on June 6 1944.
Here are some of the key commemoration events taking place:
– A Torch of Commemoration organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will travel from the UK to Normandy to mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary.
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