What happened on D-Day, June 6th 1944?
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00:00Thursday 6th June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, perhaps better known
00:08as D-Day. The D-Day landings took place on five separate beaches of Normandy, wherein
00:13more than 155,000 troops, mostly from the UK, US and Canada, with the support from places
00:19like France and Poland, played their part in the largest seaborne invasion in history.
00:24The beaches were given codenames like Gold, Juno and Sword. As thousands of troops landed
00:29on the beaches by day, by the time midnight fell, the Allies had secured their beachheads
00:33and pushed further inland. Sadly, as many as 4,400 troops died from the combined Allied
00:39forces. Up to 9,000 troops were reported to be wounded or missing. Whilst the total German
00:45casualties on the day are unknown, it's estimated to be between 4,000 and 9,000 men.
00:50In light of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Britain hopes to pay homage to the fortitude
00:55of the British veterans who played a crucial role in the pivotal Second World War.