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...
Member of the staff of A. W. Gamage Ltd and/or Benetfink & Co. Ltd. Killed in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 12 March 1915, age 23, while serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers. "With a party of six infantry bombers under intense enemy fire he held back enemy reinforceme...
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