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...
Final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the last battle fought on British soil. The supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie fought King George II's forces led by the Duke of Cumberland. T...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Air Chief Marshall. Born Hampstead. Fought in both world wars, earning his wings in 1916. On retirement became Rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology 1948 - 54, Vice-Chancellor...
Leonard Edward Day was born on 25 June 1878, a son of James and Ellen Catherine Day. His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1878 in the Chelsea Registration District, Middlesex (now Greater...
Geoffrei Hugh Austen-Cartmell was born on 30 October 1895, the second of the three children of James Austen Cartmell (1862-1921) and Mary Affleck Cartmell née Peacock (1860-1906). Civil Registratio...
The Company was founded by architect and civil engineer Stephen Geary. who designed and planned Highgate Cemetery. It was later taken over by the United Cemetery Company.
The memorial was designed by Pierce. The 4 statues were sculpted by Woodford. The fountain was inaugurated in 1954, in what is known as t...
