In Normandy, where the landings took place on June 6 1944, hundreds of Armed Forces personnel will parachute into a historic D-Day drop zone in a recreation of the region’s airborne liberation.

Part of the purpose of fireworks shows, parachute jumps ... Air Force captain who served in the 452nd Bomb Group. Of the D-Day landings, he recalled seeing from his aircraft “a big, big chunk ...

Several events have taken place in the UK and France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings during the ... and US military took part in a parachute jump display near Sannerville ...

To mark D-Day's 75th anniversary, Guy Martin restores a Dakota plane, undergoes brutal training with the Red Devils parachute display team, and parachutes into the Normandy countryside ...

"The Longest Yarn is a moving tribute to the courage of those who served in the D-Day landings," a spokesperson for the cathedral said. Tom Jackson/BBC The 80m-long (262ft) knitted display has ...

Over three million service personnel were involved and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings, the campaign ...

PARIS, May 30. /TASS/. The French authorities do not consider inviting Russia to participate in the events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Reuters reported citing two ...