The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actual date of the event.
Long-planned and long-wished for, D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in world history and marked the beginning of the collapse of the German forces.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Normandy Landings / D-Day
An information board in the garden tells us about a memorial but we can't fin...
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north east corner of "A" block, C...
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north west corner of “A” block, C...
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south east corner of “A” block, C...
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south west corner of “A” block, C...
Formed by the British Colonial Office and served in WW1 and WW2. In 1928 became the Royal WAFF. Disbanded in 1960.
Just like a Hollywood movie that doesn't know when to end, Napoleon escaped from Elba, and returned for one last attempt at world domination. The memorial at the station refers to the "Allied armie...
English Heritage Dame Edith Sitwell, 1887 - 1964, poet lived here in Flat 42.
Controversy over who, if anyone, should fund this statue was overcome by the PM, Lord Rosebery, making a gift of it. Apparently Cromwell...
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
The Royal Brass Foundry in Woolwich was already producing carriages as well as guns but in 1803-5 a building dedicated to carriages was constructed - see picture. John's Military History, the sour...
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