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.
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
Group Captain George Alfred Brown, DFC, was born 6 July 1912 in India and our Picture source gives details of his career in the Royal Air Force. This confirms that he was one of the 2,937 airmen wh...
Edwin Percy Farrow was born on 5 April 1890 in Manchester, Lancashire, the second of the four children of Edwin Farrow (1856-1950) and Louisa Elizabeth Ann Farrow née Percy (1863-1950). His birth w...
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
From the picture source website: "Rescues places of worship in England that are no longer in use. We aim to hand them onto future generations in good condition, as the physical record of religiou...
This was originally brought to our attention over a year ago by London Reconnections and they have just posted a much more detailed histo...
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