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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D-Day Landings 6th June 1944: One of the first pictures of the D-Day landings in Normandy, showing US jeeps and men landing on the French coast. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: -
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The West Wall June 1944: Two German soldiers lean up against a wall on the outskirts of Sainte Mere Eglise, in Normandy, recently captured by the Americans. (Photo by Bob Landry/Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: -
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American Troops June 1944: American troop reinforcements embarking from a British port for the US beach heads in Normandy include Ernest Barker of Texas who carries his guitar into battle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: -
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(From left) British Prime minister Winston Churchill, Sir Miles Dempsey, British 2nd Army commandant, and British general Marshal Bernard Montgomery visit destroyed city of Caen, 23 July 1944 after Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches on D-Day. D-Day, 06 June 1944 is still one of the world's most gut-wrenching and consequential battles, as the Allied landing in Normandy led to the liberation of France which marked the turning point in the Western theater of World War II. (Photo credit should read STF/AFP/Getty Images) Photo: -