D-Day
Stories about D-Day from BBC radio teams.
D-Day 80: "I don't remember feeling terrified"
Eric Suchland was among the soldiers who crossed the channel during Operation Overlord.
Ripon's knitted tank takes to the streets
The Ripon Knitters have knitted a life-size Churchill tank to commemorate D-Day.
D-Day: 100-year-old Wallasey veteran
Merseyside D-Day veteran John Dennett shares memories and experiences during D-Day.
D-DAY: Buried together
Trevor Cortiel from Addlestone was delving into his family history...
The D-Day air support—Secret Somerset
Discover the role the South West’s airfields played in D-Day.
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The D-Day veteran who founded Blessed Edwards
Pupils react to the news that their former headteacher landed on the Normandy beaches!
Worcestershire residents recall 'emotional' D-Day
Residents of Fernhill House care home, near Worcester, speak of the Normandy landings.
Secret Norfolk: Brancaster’s vital role in D Day
Much of East Anglia was vital to the war effort, but Brancaster had a unique role.
Essex and the secret D-Day plans
Top secret documents about D-Day invasions of 1944 were discovered in a Ford Escort boot.
D-Day: Invading Normandy in 'flying coffins'
John Arthur was a glider-borne D-Day soldier.
Stan Hollis: The Victoria Cross hero of D-Day
How a Middlesbrough man became the only person to receive a Victoria Cross on D-Day.
The real-life Band of Brothers in Aldbourne
Sophie Parker tells the story of Easy Company’s stay in a Wiltshire village.
104-year-old veteran recalls D-Day ‘bloodbath’
John Daniels from Hitchin was among thousands of troops who landed in Normandy in 1944.
D-Day 80: Brueton's long-lost family reunion
A remarkable story of one D-Day soldier's family reuniting 65 years after being apart.
D-Day veteran from York was "thrown into battle"
98-year-old Ken Cooke tells Georgey Spanswick about his role in the Normandy landings.
D-Day: Secret South England Stories
Explore surprising D-Day stories with curious comrades from the South of England.
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Malvern's Sid 'one of the first ashore' on D-Day
Hear the story of the Worcestershire soldier, who was wounded upon the Normandy landings.
'My dad was one of the first casualties of D-Day'
Diana Talbot was only 4-years-old when she learned her father was killed in France.
D-Day 80: Letter to Devon before Normandy Landings
Robin Barlow has been sharing the letter with Kevin Hay
'I held D-Day secret for decades': Torquay's Peggy
Peggy Harding played a key role in the pivotal WWII operation. John Acres hears her story.
North Shields veteran pays tribute to Normandy comrades
Ron Cunningham was 19 during the D-day landings, his daughter Alison shares his story.
Morpeth man returns WW2 Jeep to France 80 years on
Michael Scott returns a restored Jeep from the Normandy landings for 80th Anniversary.
D-Day 80: 'We didn't know what we were going into'
Bill Wake from Gateshead was an 18 year old sick berth attendant during D-Day landings.
D-Day 80: Secret operations on the Helford River
Elizabeth Dale has been talking about covert operations on the Helford River.
