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Coverage of the commemorations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

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D-Day 70: The Heroes Remember

Sophie Raworth

Dan Snow

James Holland

Gavin Ahern

Anja Scharfenorth

D-Day 70: The Heroes Remember: Episode 1

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BBC One - D-Day 70, The Heroes Remember, Episode 1

Dan Snow outlines the vital role of the Air Force in the success of D-Day.

Series marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Sophie Raworth visits Southwick House, where D-Day was planned, and Dan Snow outlines the role of the Air Force in the operation.

In a series of programmes marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Sophie Raworth tells the story of Operation Overlord, the ambitious allied invasion of German-occupied France. 

She visits Southwick House in Hampshire - where D-Day was planned - and is joined by George Batts, national secretary of the Normandy Veterans' Association. Dan Snow outlines the vital role of the Air Force in the success of D-Day, and former paratrooper Geoff Pattinson explains how he took a glider trip twice to get into occupied France. 

Wrens Marsie and Jean reveal the secrets of life in Eisenhower's headquarters and veteran Harold Dudman, who returned to the Normandy beaches with his wife and daughter, shares his moving story.

Documentary series commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

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