France’s last surviving D-day veteran Léon Gautier dies aged 100
The last surviving Frenchman to participate in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 died Monday aged 100, local authorities said.
Issued on: 03/07/2023 - 14:29…
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France’s last surviving D-Day commando joins 79th anniversary commemorations
Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront ceremony marking the 79th…
Veterans, visitors mark Normandy D-Day anniversary
Issued on: 06/06/2022 - 07:40
World War II veterans and other visitors gather Monday in Normandy for the 78th D-Day anniversary to pay tribute to the nearly 160,000 troops…
British memorial opens in Normandy to commemorate D-Day fallen
Issued on: 06/06/2021 - 08:17
A memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles is to be unveiled on Sunday in…