The British Normandy Memorial was officially opened on Sunday 6 June as we marked the 77th anniversary of D-Day in a special event at the National Memorial Arboretum.
In partnership with the Normandy Memorial Trust we hosted this year’s D-Day commemoration at the National Memorial Arboretum for Veterans and families unable to travel to Normandy because of the Covid-19 travel restrictions.
They watched live coverage of the opening ceremony from the British Normandy Memorial site in Ver-sur-Mer together with coverage of RBL’s service of Remembrance at The Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery recorded earlier that morning.
British Normandy Memorial
What is D-Day?
The largest amphibious operation in history, D-Day marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Western Europe during the Second World War and was years in the planning.
It drew on the knowledge of meteorologists, scientists, inventors, the combined might of militaries of 13 nations and assistance of tens of thousands of members of the French Resistance.
It involved vast deceptions and secret operations to ensure success.
