#TwinningTuesday: this week marks 80 years since #DDay. Today, there's a host of 3-way twinnings between places in Normandy 🇫🇷, the UK 🇬🇧 & Germany 🇩🇪 The location of UK twin towns reflects the Dorsetshire, Hampshire & Devonshire Regiments' key role in the Allied invasion #DDay80

Those who wish to pay their respects to the sacrifices made along the French coastline in 1944 are doing so on borrowed time. As a result of coastal erosion, some of the beaches of D-Day are disappearing. www.cbc.ca/news/worl… .

On eve of #DDay invasion of Normandy, Gen Eisenhower wrote speech to use in case the landings failed. He took full responsibility. And he didn't blame his wife. www.npr.org/2013/06/…

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2024, let’s look at what happened BEFORE the Normandy invasion and what would become to be known as the largest amphibious military operation of modern times on that historic day in 1944. #DDay #DDay80 www.defense.gov/Mult…

80 years ago … the largest armada in history prepared to cross the English Channel for the beaches of Normandy France … tomorrow these young men would save the world … my daddy was there … He was 19 …#DDay80

The Isle of Man will be represented in France for the anniversary of the D-Day Landings. 🇮🇲 Claire McCabe is carrying the British National Standard and is currently rehearsing on Gold Beach in Normandy. www.manxradio.com/ne…

Explore the Winged Angels Exhibit in the WWII Gallery! Two of the first flight nurses to make evacuation flights into Normandy after D-Day are shown in the exhibit. #DDay #DDay80 www.nationalmuseum.a…

Snow Leopards are learning French for a beach holiday. 🏖️🏖️

BIENVENUE 🇫🇷! Yesterday, 48 🇺🇸 WWII veterans landed in #Normandy with a direct flight from #Atlanta. They were greeted by First Lady Brigitte Macron, and received the warmest welcome from local schools, American military personnel & many others. #DDay80 📸Rank studios

VIDEO: 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 US veteran to marry in Normandy, 80 years after D-Day 100-year-old Harold Terens is an American WWII veteran who landed in France in June 1944. Now he's getting married near the very beaches where thousands of soldiers waded ashore - and many died #AFPVertical

We held an online Q&A with two Normandy veterans yesterday, it is now available on our YouTube channel. You can view it here - www.youtube.com/watc… #DDay80 #Normandy #NormandyVeterans

A wreath laying ceremony as we enter French waters. William Mines, 99, from Bethnal Green is most looking forward to the ceremony at Ver sur Mer on Thursday. Don Jones, 98, is headed straight to Sword Beach. He’s not been back since June 1944 @BBCNews @BBCSouthNews

#DidYouKnow former LFB fire boat @themasseyshaw supported the vital rescue of the British, French & Belgian forces trapped on the beaches surrounding Dunkirk in May & June 1940? Discover more about fire boats here orlo.uk/nDLnq

This week I’m in #Normandy in #France for special 80th anniversary #DDay commemorations. We’ll be hearing from some truly inspirational people, sharing their memories of a remarkable moment in history. Please join me for @ITVEveningNews from tomorrow at 6,30, if you can.

Our French learning today in Year 5 has been all about visiting the beach and using associated vocabulary.

Must listen! David Bellavia LIVE from #Normandy again beginning at 10 a.m. on @WBEN