D-Day 80: Overview of what took place on the day

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.