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D-Day 80: We Were There

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 7 months

Eighty years on, the BBC has been gathering first-hand accounts from the UK's D-Day veterans – some now more than 100 years of age. Rachel Burden traces their stories in Normandy and hears memories of the massive beach invasion and the battles that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War in Europe. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Rachel Burden
Producer:
Simon Lister
Executive Producer:
Matthew Shaw

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