Guidance
D-Day 75 events in the UK and France
A series of events will be taking place in the UK and France, to commemorate the lives lost on 6 June 1944 and during the ensuing Battle of Normandy.
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Details
Details of D-Day 75 commemorative events in the UK and France.
Why is it called D-Day?
The term D-Day was traditionally used to denote the day an important military operation or invasion would take place. The day before June 6 1944 was known as D-1, while the day after was D+1.
Published 8 May 2019