Veterans' Interviews

Watch these videos to see extra footage of D-Day veterans.

Leaving Weymouth
Private First Class Robert L Sales, 21st Infantry Division gets ready to leave Weymouth.
Fred Walker and Roy Cadman leave Portsmouth
Troopers Fred Walker and Roy Cadman, 3 Commando leave Portsmouth.
Gliders take to the skies
Staff Sergeant Laurie Weeden, Glider Pilot Regiment takes off from Blakehill Farm in Wiltshire, ready to celebrate his birthday in France.
David Tibbs takes off from Gloucestershire
Captain David Tibbs, 225th Field Parachute Ambulance, 6th Airborne Division takes off by towed glider from Gloucestershire.
Ed Shames leaves for Normandy
Staff Sergeant Ed Shames, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division leaves for Normandy.

The first glider on French soil
Staff Sergeant Jim Wallwork, Glider Pilot Regiment lands the first glider on French soil in a daring bid to capture two key strategic bridges.
Landing zone error
Staff Sergeant Laurie Weeden’s landing is jeopardized after pathfinders mark the landing zone incorrectly.
The first paratroopers land
Acting Corporal Bob Stoodley, 22nd Independent Parachute Company is among the very first paratroopers to land.
Capturing the first target
Staff Sergeant Jim Wallwork and Airborne Division troops commanded by Major John Howard capture the first target, Pegasus Bridge.
David Tibbs treats injured paratroopers
Captain David Tibbs treats paratroopers injured in the descent.
John Perozzi's aircraft gets hit by anti-aircraft fire
Private John Perozzi, 505th Parachute Infantry Division’s plane gets hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Channel Islands.
The Parachute Regiment arrive
Lieutenant Edward ‘Ted’ Pool, 7th (Light Infantry) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment parachutes in.
Ed Shames lands near a German strongpoint
Staff Sergeant Ed Shames parachutes into Normandy dangerously close to a German strongpoint.

Stopping the Panzer divisions
Staff Sergeant Ed Shames gets to his position at the road bridge over the River Douve, a couple of miles outside Carentan. His battalion’s mission was to attack and hold two bridges to prevent the movement of German Panzer divisions and troops.
Approaching the Normandy coastline
Captain John C Raaen Jr, 5th Ranger Battalion approaches the Normandy coastline in a landing craft.
Surfacing at Sword beach
Sub Lieutenant Jim Booth, Combined Operations Pilotage and Reconnaissance Parties surfaces at Sword beach.
Captured by German troops
Acting Corporal Bob Stoodley is captured by German troops.

The first wave of troops land on Omaha beach
Sub Lieutenant George 'Jimmy' Green, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Combined Operations guides the first wave of U.S. troops on to Omaha beach.
Bob Sales lands on Omaha beach
Private First Class Robert L. Sales is among the second wave of troops arriving on Omaha beach.
Jimmy Green saves U.S. Troops
Sub Lieutenant George 'Jimmy' Green rescues a boat full of U.S. troops that has sunk due to high seas.
Ian Hammerton prepares his tank for landing
Tank Commander Ian Hammerton, 22nd Dragoons gives the order for his tanks to begin rolling off the landing craft tank on Juno beach.
A casualty on Omaha Beach
Private First Class Ray Tollefson, 2nd Ranger Battalion gets shot in the arm soon after landing on Omaha beach.
John C Raaen Jr lands on Omaha beach
Captain John C Raaen Jr lands on Omaha beach. After seeing the previous wave of Rangers being massacred near to Vierville, the landing craft is diverted down to a slightly quieter section of the beach.
General Cota on Omaha Beach
Captain John C Raaen Jr takes orders from General Cota.
Commandos approach Sword Beach
Troopers Fred Walker and Roy Cadman land on Sword beach.

Commandos advance
Troopers Fred Walker and Roy Cadman push inland.
Reinforcements arrive at Pegasus Bridge
Troopers Roy Cadman and Fred Walker are among the Commandos reinforcing the airborne troops at Pegasus Bridge.
Bob Stoodley under interrogation
Acting Corporal Bob Stoodley is interrogated by German troops throughout the day.
Ed Shames holds off German forces
Staff Sergeant Ed Shames spends the day preventing German armoured forces from crossing the road bridge over the River Douve outside Carentan.
Bob Stoodley's interrogation continues
German troops continue to interrogate Acting Corporal Bob Stoodley.
Ray Tollefson tries to find an aid station
Private First Class Ray Tollefson is severely wounded and drags himself off Omaha beach to find help.
David Tibbs treats wounded soldiers
Throughout the day Captain David Tibbs tends to injured toops at the field dressing station in a local chateau.

John Perozzi provides reinforcement
Private John perozzi sends mortars into the German advance at Neuville-au-Plain. Fierce fighting ensues but eventually Allied troops trapped there manage to escape.
Bob Stoodley leaves for Germany
Acting Corporal Bob Stoodley is put on a hospital train and taken to Germany. He would spend the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp.
Ray Tollefson gets treatment
Private First Class Ray Tollefson is transferred from the aid station to a boat carrying wounded.
John C Raaen Jr's day ends
Captain John C Raaen Jr sets up for the night 500 yards beyond Vierville, 5 miles away from his original target.
Ted Pool gets relieved
Lieutenant Edward 'Ted' pool, after fighting for 21 hours almost permanently under attack, is finally relieved many hours later than planned. He was to be awarded the Military Cross for holding out for so long.