37 Amazing images from D Day 1944 Normandy
And as the world comes towards marking the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, The News is sharing these amazing photos that capture the event as it unfolded.
Taking place on June 6, the D-Day landings turned the tide of the war and involved more than 100,000 Allied troops – many of whom set sail from Portsmouth.
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Hide AdThe mission to invade Normandy and liberate the French from Nazi rule was planned in Southwick and codenamed Operation Overlord.
The landings themselves, more commonly known as D-Day, were codenamed Operation Neptune.