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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Normandy Beachhead 14th July 1944: Fleets of US transport and landing craft disgorge reinforcements and supplies for the US troops who liberated the Contentin peninsula, the deep-water port of Cherbourg and the communication centre of La Haye du Puits. Barrage balloons float overhead as protection against German strafing aeroplanes, which did not appear. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: -
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Normandy Troops 14th June 1944: Reinforcements disembark from a landing craft, aboard a Bren Gun Carrier newly arrived in Normandy from Britain. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images) Photo: -
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British Commandos 6th June 1944: British commandos who landed in Normandy on 6th June set out to capture a Nazi gun site, which is protected by enemy snipers. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: -
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Invasion Embarkation 6th June 1944: American soldiers on a landing craft on their way to the Normandy beaches, during the invasion of Europe. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Photo: -