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Visitors watch as dozens of British soldiers from the 47th Royal Marine Commando disembark on Gold beach to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
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00:00 [SPEAKING FRENCH]
00:17 [SPEAKING FRENCH]
00:41 [SPEAKING FRENCH]
00:42 There was a German strongpoint, which was
00:45 quickly overrun.
00:46 [WATER SPLASHING]
00:56 So during the Normandy campaign, Britain takes about
00:59 65,000 casualties, which is twice the size of the current
01:02 Royal Navy.
01:03 So the actual amount of people that are injured or killed is
01:08 absolutely mind-blowing.
01:10 So obviously, it's nice to have a somber moment to
01:12 remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
01:15 [WATER SPLASHING]
01:20 [INAUDIBLE]
01:21 [INAUDIBLE]
01:33 Thank you very much.
01:33 Thank you for your service.
01:35 Can we make a photo together?
01:36 Yeah, John.
01:37 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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