The last surviving tank landing craft used at D-Day which avoided German shelling during the landings only to sink 66 years later in a dock on Merseyside arrived in Southsea today as part of its move to a museum. Landfall, also known as LCT 7074, was restored at the Portsmouth Naval Base in a £4.7million … Read more
‘Courageous’ D-Day veteran John Hutton dies aged 96 one year after parachuting into France to mark the 75th anniversary of the landings John ‘Jock’ Hutton was 19 when he served in 13th Lancashire Parachute Battalion The Ministry of Defence said his ‘courage and spirit’ must not be forgotten He parachuted into Normandy and descended to … Read more
5ft 3in D-Day hero who captured German army’s 7ft 6in giant in World War Two dies aged 97 Corporal Roberts took the surrender of 7ft 6in Jakob Nacken in September 1944 Before that he was nearly killed several times during the Battle of Normandy He died in his sleep at Bournemouth Hospital on August 1 … Read more
Never-before-seen photos of the momentous D-Day landings have come to light after 76 years. The images were taken by Lieutenant Stephen Malenoir-Vickers, of the Royal Engineers, who cleared mines and paths across Juno Beach using an armoured bulldozer. Juno Beach was one of five beaches targeted in the allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings … Read more
High Street chains braced for reopening of stores as they tempt shoppers back, with City watching for signs that consumers are not afraid to head out By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 14 June 2020 High Street chains were braced this morning for the … Read more
The 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings was marked with a socially-distanced ceremony at the graves of fallen war heroes in France. This year’s remembrance of the 1944 allied invasion of Normandy was scaled back compared to 2019’s extensive 75th anniversary commemorations. Veterans and their families were forced to honour the fallen from afar today … Read more
Two veterans of the Normandy beach landings have completed a 104-mile static bike ride for charity to mark the 76th anniversary of D-Day. Len Gibbon, 96, began his bike ride on VE Day and finished his journey alongside fellow Normandy veteran Peter Hawkins, 95, today, the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Mr Gibbon has … Read more
Viewers were today moved to tears after watching the emotional moment a D-Day veteran was given a cushion with his late wife’s face on after a care worker saw he slept with it every night. Ken Benbow, 94, and Kia Tobin were on Good Morning Britain after a video emerged of the veteran bursting into … Read more