The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actual date of the event.
Long-planned and long-wished for, D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in world history and marked the beginning of the collapse of the German forces.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Normandy Landings / D-Day
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{On the left side:} This is the site of the north west corner of “A” block, C...
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south east corner of “A” block, C...
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south west corner of “A” block, C...
Benjamin John Furniss was born on 1 February 1879 in Marylebone, Middlesex (now Greater London), one of the ten children of Benjamin John Furniss (1847-1913) and Ellen Martin Furniss née Grearson (...
Robert Gerald Aldin Wilson was born in 1889, the elder child of Robert Alexander Wilson (1856-1922) and Ellen Julia Wilson née Aldin (1867-1958). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1889...
John Stephen Edward Greenland was born on 21 January 1921 the youngest of the three children of Frank Harold Greenland (1875-1930) and Alice Elizabeth Greenland née Chapman (1896-1974). His birth w...
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