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...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Naval officer and administrator. Died of typhus at home in Lime Street. Some information at Pepys' Diary.
Infantry regiment of the British army. The bearskin on the statue and the fact that they are the most senior regiment of the guards division, indicate that these are almost certainly the Grenadier ...
James Barrow Davies was born in 1885. His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1885 in the West Derby registration district in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside). He was the son of James ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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