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80th Anniversary of D-Day Landings

Seven Presidents, Three Kings and Many Prime Ministers, Prince William Steps Up For His Most High-Profile Role Yet on The International Stage

Prince William honoured courageous soldiers who took on tyranny with their 'resounding message of courage in pursuit of freedom' - as world leaders, including Joe Biden, gather on Normandy coast to mark D-Days' 80th anniversary

BBC 7 JUN 2024







The Prince of Wales stood alongside seven presidents, three kings, a grand duke and almost too many prime ministers to count
































British paratroopers had to get passports checked after D-Day event jump into France...






US soldiers attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the 1st Infantry Division monument near Omaha Beach.


International D-Day Commemorations at Omaha beach


The heir to the throne – who has been a regular feature of many such an occasion but never the focus – represented King and Country alongside 24 world leaders ranging from President Joe Biden of the United States (the pair met in 2022 and William greeted Mr Biden warmly with a handshake and a hand resting on his arm), President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

There was also royalty, dignitaries and political leaders from Poland, Slovakia, Canada, Italy, Poland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Belgium, Italy, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Australia, Norway, the EU, Greece and Germany.

In royal terms, as in politics, optics are everything and it was lost on no one – doubtless including William – that this was a glimpse into his future; hopefully one that is still many years away, but his future nonetheless.

He was by terms dignified and regal but also warm and friendly, laying a wreath with solemnity but greeting the veterans he encountered with an air of approachable camaraderie.

With the once blood-stained beaches of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer – codenamed Omaha for the purposes of the D-Day landings – stretching out in front of him, William's arrival prompted loud applause and a smattering of excited squeals from the audience (only President Zelensky prompted an even more enthusiastic welcome).

He was greeted warmly by President Macron of France and his wife, Brigitte, before only slightly self-consciously walking down a long red carpet flanked on either side by French uniformed guards before taking his Perspex VIP seat at the side of the central stage for the lengthy public ceremony.

By contrast, his engagement in the morning at Juno Beach, where he was the VIP guest at the official Canadian commemorations, was more relaxed and hands-on.

William, who was accompanied by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and prime minister Gabriel Attal of France, also laid a wreath on the sands and met one of Canada's most decorated veterans, Honorary Lieutenant General Richard Rohmer, a centenarian who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Wearing a suit with his Army Air Corps tie and decorations including his Great Master of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath neck order and his Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilee medals, along with his new Coronation medal, William met Mr Trudeau who told him: 'There's a great crowd here.'


International Ceremony Held to Mark 80th Anniversary of D-Day Landings in Normandy



How WW2's D-Day Began With Death-Defying Mission

Eighty years ago on 6 June, D-Day, the largest land, air and naval operation in history was unleashed to fight the Nazis – led by a group of British troops who crash-landed in Normandy in six flimsy gliders. Polish Pilots joined the RAF to fight Hitler


In 1984, the man who led this mission gave an extraordinary account to the BBC.


Inside Secret D-Day War Room, as WW2 Expert Reveals How Landings Were Meticulously Planned



The Terrible Fate of SAS Heroes Who Landed in France Ahead of D-Day - Defence in Depth

For the landings to have any chance of success the allies knew they had to convince the German high command the action in Normandy was a diversionary attack, the main thrust to come elsewhere; across the Dover Strait into Calais, for example, the shortest distance from Britain to France.

Allied commanders reckoned they had only a few days, perhaps a week at best, before the Germans realised they’d been deceived and started to move military reinforcements against the fragile Normandy bridgehead.


To blunt the movements of any German reinforcements, a number of SAS operations were launched into areas well away from northern France to attack logistic lines and slow down the movement of reserves.

Tragically, one such mission, Operation Bulbasket, although militarily successful, resulted in the capture and murder of 33 SAS soldiers by a German doctor.


A French coward had turned them in to the Germans

However, if the manner of the mens’ deaths spoke of the darkest side of human nature, the outpouring of love and respect that followed from the locals offers hope for the future.





UNBELIEVABLE - Moment British Paratroopers Have Passports Checked After REMAKE D-Day Drop in France

British paratroopers were made to show their passports after parachuting into France ahead of D-Day commemorations.

Hundreds of soldiers parachuted into the same rural drop zone which was used on D-Day 80 years ago in Sannerville, Normandy, on Wednesday.

More than 300 troops jumped into the field, including parachutists from Belgium and the US. As they landed, they were met by a makeshift customs desk and asked to produce their travel documents by French immigration officials.

OUTRIGHT ARROGANCE and STUPIDITY by the French, as usual





Crowds also went to watch the jump and the troops were applauded after landing.


Veterans given heroes welcome on Normandy return for D-Day anniversary




There’s One World Leader Who WON’T be at D-Day Commemorations

For decades, the United States, its allies and others have come together to remember the June 6, 1944, US-led landing in Normandy, the largest seaborne invasion in history and the pivotal final stage of the Allied push to defeat Nazi Germany’s devastating, genocidal campaign of conquest.




US Reenactors participate in a ceremony Tuesday at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day





















The ceremonies, as is tradition, honour those who fought and died in World War II, and reaffirm a commitment to learn the lessons of history. But what exactly are those lessons, and how exactly will world leaders turn that commitment into reality?


That nebulous pledge to prevent history from repeating itself has become starkly concrete as Russian forces seek to subjugate Ukraine in the first major land war in Europe since World War II.

In France this week, Biden will join some 25 prime ministers and presidents — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend;

Russias’ Vladimir Putin was NOT invited
















BUT,,, Trumps' Demented GOP Allies IGNORED And Betrayed D-Day Veterans Who Beat Nazis





MSNBC ran black-and-white film footage of the invasion showing legions of young men charging the beach where thousands of them would die, and Barnicle's voice dripped with contempt as he compared their patriotism to the presumptive Republican nominee's self-pitying complaints about being held accountable by a jury.

Mika Brzezinski shamed Donald Trump and his Republican allies for betraying the sacrifices of D-Day veterans on the 80th anniversary of that crucial battle that defeated the Nazis.About 200 surviving veterans of that battle, some of them now older than 100 and the rest in their late 90s, attended a ceremony along the beaches they had stormed in Normandy, establishing a foothold in Europe that ultimately led to the downfall of Nazi Germany, and the co-host condemned Republicans for risking American democracy to appease Trump.

DAMN THEM...

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'It’s OVER For Him' After Sunak Flew Back to Britain Early For an Election Interview. The D-Day Gaffe Has Destroyed His Election Hopes.

ARROGANT British PM Sunak Sparks OUTRAGE After Leaving D-Day Memorial Early and Snubs WW2 HEROS

MailOnline 8 JUN 2024






Sunak and His Indian Billionare Wife, in her designer outfit, 'Popped In', Shook ONE Vets' Hand Then LEFT. WW2 HERO Vets Were FURIOUS at the snub

He once visited a building site to show 'He was one of the people' in £895 shoes



Eighty years after Sir Winston Churchill masterminded the D-Day landings, the British prime minister was under fire Friday for leaving anniversary events early to return to the campaign trail of an election he looks likely to lose.

Already embattled and very unpopular, Rishi Sunak cut short his time with veterans in Normandy to fly back to London for a TV interview.

Sunak later apologized for what he said was a "mistake," but not before the decision to head home early saw him assailed by criticism from his own allies as well as his political enemies.




But 'It’s OVER For Him'. He's FINISHED