D-Day 40 years on

Title

D-Day 40 years on

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

5 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:16

Description

Report on a parachute jump in France by D Company, 2nd Battalion, replicating the first landing 40 years ago on D-Day and the ceremony commemorating those who lost their lives. Watched by surviving members. With reading by Reverend Foy(?)and Last Post played. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Armed forces; France; Second World War (1939-1945); Operation Overlord (1944); Ceremonies; War casualties; Commemorative events; Anniversaries; Veterans (Armed Forces); Normandy; Aramanche

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