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Jacques Lewis, One Of Last Surviving Veterans Of Normandy Landings, Dies
One of the last surviving French veterans of the June 1944 D-Day landings has died aged 105, only weeks after he helped welcome US President Joe Biden to Paris for the 80th anniversary of the amphibious assault, the presidency said Tuesday.
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World War II Veteran, 100, Marries Fiancee, 96, In France After D-Day Event
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.
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UK Troops Recreating 'D-Day' Airdrop In France Asked To Show Passports
Over 300 British, Belgian and US paratroopers jumped from three A400M transport aircraft over Normandy in France yesterday, recreating the 'D-Day' landings on its 80th Anniversary.
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"They Wanted A Woman": French Women On Rapes By US Soldiers During WW II
Aimee Dupre had always kept silent about the rape of her mother by two American soldiers after the Normandy landings in June 1944. But 80 years after the brutal assault, she finally felt it was time to speak out.
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French Women Speak Out On Rapes By US Soldiers During World War II
Aimee Dupre had always kept silent about the rape of her mother by two American soldiers after the Normandy landings in June 1944.
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Donald Trump Arrives In France For D-Day Ceremonies
US President Donald Trump arrived in northern France on Thursday for a second day of ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings by Allied troops.
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World War II Veterans Recreate 1944 Parachute Jump On D-Day Anniversary
Veteran paratroopers who served during the D-Day landings of 1994 aimed high once more on Wednesday, repeating their feat and forgetting their age to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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Vladimir Putin to Attend D-Day Commemorations Says Francois Hollande: Report
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, French President Francois Hollande said.
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Two WW2 Soldiers - One French, One German - United In Will To Remember
When Leon Gautier landed on Sword Beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6, 1944, as one of the first wave of French commandos to set foot on Normandy soil, the last thing he expected was that 70 years later one of the "Boches" he was fighting against would be a friend and neighbour.
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Remnants of WWII Normandy harbour wear away at sea
Looking out at the Channel from France's Lower Normandy beaches, there is little reminder today of the harbour built after the D-Day landings of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers that took the Germans by surprise in 1944.
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Jacques Lewis, One Of Last Surviving Veterans Of Normandy Landings, Dies
One of the last surviving French veterans of the June 1944 D-Day landings has died aged 105, only weeks after he helped welcome US President Joe Biden to Paris for the 80th anniversary of the amphibious assault, the presidency said Tuesday.
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World War II Veteran, 100, Marries Fiancee, 96, In France After D-Day Event
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.
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UK Troops Recreating 'D-Day' Airdrop In France Asked To Show Passports
Over 300 British, Belgian and US paratroopers jumped from three A400M transport aircraft over Normandy in France yesterday, recreating the 'D-Day' landings on its 80th Anniversary.
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"They Wanted A Woman": French Women On Rapes By US Soldiers During WW II
Aimee Dupre had always kept silent about the rape of her mother by two American soldiers after the Normandy landings in June 1944. But 80 years after the brutal assault, she finally felt it was time to speak out.
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French Women Speak Out On Rapes By US Soldiers During World War II
Aimee Dupre had always kept silent about the rape of her mother by two American soldiers after the Normandy landings in June 1944.
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Donald Trump Arrives In France For D-Day Ceremonies
US President Donald Trump arrived in northern France on Thursday for a second day of ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings by Allied troops.
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World War II Veterans Recreate 1944 Parachute Jump On D-Day Anniversary
Veteran paratroopers who served during the D-Day landings of 1994 aimed high once more on Wednesday, repeating their feat and forgetting their age to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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Vladimir Putin to Attend D-Day Commemorations Says Francois Hollande: Report
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, French President Francois Hollande said.
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Two WW2 Soldiers - One French, One German - United In Will To Remember
When Leon Gautier landed on Sword Beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6, 1944, as one of the first wave of French commandos to set foot on Normandy soil, the last thing he expected was that 70 years later one of the "Boches" he was fighting against would be a friend and neighbour.
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Remnants of WWII Normandy harbour wear away at sea
Looking out at the Channel from France's Lower Normandy beaches, there is little reminder today of the harbour built after the D-Day landings of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers that took the Germans by surprise in 1944.
