Remains of wartime installations can still be seen at Lepe on the Hampshire coast Historical D-Day structures on the Hampshire coast are once again accessible following repair work to a storm ...
It was actually a way of gathering intelligence on suitable beaches. D-day is simply a standard armed forces way of emphasising a particular day. It means THE Day, it’s like saying H-hour which ...
But the beaches were just the beginning. If D Day was to succeed the allies had to smash through the coastal defences and advance in land, if they failed to do this it would make it easier for the ...
Troops of the US 7th Corps wading ashore on Utah Beach The fighting during the Battle of Normandy, which followed D-Day, was as bloody as it had been in the trenches of World War One. Casualty ...
Today this piece of coastline, which includes Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah beaches, is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50-mile stretch of sand and ...
A D-Day commando whose unit landed in Normandy without helmets has died aged 100. Dennis Donovan served with 48 (Royal Marine) Commando and was part of a force that landed at Juno Beach on June 6 ...