Key facts
- The 82nd anniversary of D-Day is being marked.
- Tributes are underway for the largest military seaborne operation in history.
- Nearly 100 British names have been added to the Normandy Memorial.
- The event marks the beginning of the Allied campaign to liberate Western Europe.
Tributes are underway to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, which marked the largest military seaborne operation in history. On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on beaches across Normandy. As part of the commemorations, nearly 100 British names have been added to the Normandy Memorial, honouring those who participated in the Battle of Normandy. The grandson of Field Marshal Montgomery and French schoolchildren were among those attending the poignant ceremonies. The last living World War II veterans have made the journey to France to commemorate the Normandy landings, which mark the beginning of the Allied campaign to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany.