AT first glance, Imber could be any village in the Wiltshire countryside. It has a pretty and well-kept church, and when I visited on Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining and people were sat on a patch of grass tucking into picnic nibbles while listening to a brass band. 6 A mock-up of buildings used … Read more
Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, says his country is in urgent need of weapons and wishes the air defence system Canada promised more than a year ago was already in Ukraine. Canada announced plans in January 2023 to donate a $406-million surface-to-air missile defence system, but there’s still no delivery date. “Of course, we … Read more
Thursday, June 6, marks the 80-year anniversary of D-Day, the day of the greatest military invasion in modern history. Codenamed “Operation Overlord,” D-Day (June 6, 1944) began at 6:30 am when an Allied force of 156,000 troops made up of primarily Americans, Britons, and Canadians landed on five beaches stretching 50 miles along a heavily … Read more
FRANCE has been humiliated after activists stole flags and scrawled anti-Macron graffiti across a town ahead of D-Day commemorations. Disaster unfolded at Plumelec in Brittany mere hours before world leaders began to arrive for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy beach landings. 10 Graffiti appeared on a prominent bus shelter ‘making reference’ to President MacronCredit: … Read more
Visitors pepper the length of Utah Beach in Normandy, France, some pausing to take photos, others simply staring out across the English Channel. One passerby in a bright orange windbreaker stops to scoop a handful of sand into a plastic bag and tucks it into his satchel. “Dad always wanted to come back. He just … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to France next month for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Trudeau will spend two days in France to attend D-Day events including a Canadian ceremony at Juno Beach on the morning of June 6, marking exactly 80 years since 14,000 Canadians stormed the beach as part of a massive … Read more
ROYAL Marines commandos re-enact a daring World War Two raid in Cornwall — as beach-lovers lark about with a football. Men from 47 Commando stormed Tregantle Beach, near Torpoint, in inflatable raiding craft to recreate a D-Day mission carried out by the Allies in France. 1 Royal Marines commandos re-enact a daring World War Two … Read more
PLANS to drop British soldiers over France to mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary have been scaled back because of a lack of planes. The Parachute Regiment wanted to send 450 troops in four Airbus A400M Atlas planes to the June 6 commemorations in Normandy. 1 Plans to drop British soldiers over France to mark D-Day’s 80th … Read more
