Sixteen countries to commemorate D-Day in southern England
Mostly US, British and Canadian men, some just boys, waded ashore as German soldiers tried to kill them; survivors say the sea was red with blood
05 June 2019 - 15:06
Portsmouth — World leaders gather on the coast of southern England on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history and a feat that helped bring the Second World War to an end.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Theresa May will be joined for the commemorative events in Portsmouth by veterans and by US President Donald Trump, who is on the final day of a state visit to Britain...
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