D-Day 40 years on

Title

D-Day 40 years on

Genre

Speech

TX Date

3 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:06:34

Description

Speeches by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury and the Queen Mother on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day landings. From the ceremonies in Portsmouth.

Contributors

Robert Runcie; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Keywords

France; Portsmouth; Military personnel; Second World War (1939-1945); Military operations; Operation Overlord (1944); Ceremonies; Museums; War casualties; Commemorative events; Anniversaries; Normandy

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