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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 15:00 GMT 16:00 UK
Veterans, tourists and local people watch as a small flotilla of landing Crafts of 4 Assault Squadron Royal Marines land on the beach at Asnelles
Leaders and veterans mark D-Day
A weekend of ceremonies are held in France to honour those who fought in a crucial battle in Hitler's defeat.

In pictures: Operation Overlord
Images of "the longest day" and its aftermath as British, US and Canadian troops begin the Battle of Normandy.
Brigadier Sir James Hill D-Day reporters' log
BBC correspondents log their thoughts and observations on the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
RELIVING D-DAY

Leon Gautier at Achnacarry in Scotland 'I invaded my own country'
'I put his kidneys back in'
'I saw my fellow Americans die'
'British bombs meant this is war'

MORE VETERANS' STORIES
 

Paying respects to lost comrades
Normandy's D-Day cemeteries evoke painful memories for many veterans returning to mark the 60th anniversary.

360° views
Explore some of the key sites of the D-Day landings
Poppy wreath In pictures
Tributes to the thousands who lost their lives on D-Day
Unknown soldier's grave on Normandy beach Q&A: D-Day
Brief guide to the events of D-Day and its consequences

NEWS AND FEATURES FROM AROUND THE BBC

Frenchman relives D-Day
A Frenchman remembers the landings that liberated his village in Normandy from the Nazi occupation.
Allied tank in the bocage near Caen The battle for liberation
D-Day gave the allies a foothold in Hitler's Europe - but it took 75 days of bitter fighting to win Normandy.

VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS
Veterans embrace by the sea D-Day remembered 60 years on
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'My D-Day dilemma'
Veterans honour land commander
Son's memories of Rommel
'It's bigger than Bastille Day'
'We were ready to be sacrificed'
Bombs to bibles for vicar veteran
D-Day led to 60-year marriage

Conciliatory messages on D-Day
'Don't forget the Canadians'
D-Day: The alliance then and now
Can D-Day help France and US?
Overshadowed by Overlord
What if D-Day had failed?
Timetable for D-Day events

Troops on board landing craft1944: D-Day starts Europe invasion
Allied troops begin landing in Normandy
Traces of invasion In pictures
D-Day: Traces of the Normandy invasion

Animated maps
Let the BBC's history experts guide you through the invasion
Talking Point
D-Day: How did it change the world?


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