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Portsmouth chosen to mark D-Day because of its key role in preparing invasion

Portsmouth played a key role in the planning and preparation of the D-Day landings, which is reflected 80 years later by the country’s major commemoration being held in the Hampshire city. As early as August 1943 – 10 months ahead of the invasion – ...

04 Jun 2024 at 09:52

Rishi Sunak begins commemorative torch relay ahead of 80th anniversary of D-Day

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak began commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, as he handed a torch to a 99-year-old veteran of the landings. Mr Sunak was handed the torch of commemoration by Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) director ...

23 May 2024 at 14:13

D-Day landings boosted by import of ‘wonder drug’ to Britain, archives reveal

The D-Day landings were boosted by the import from America of a “wonder drug”, unearthed documents reveal. Production of the antibiotic penicillin had struggled to take hold at a large scale in Britain, despite being discovered in 1928 in London ...

06 Jun 2025 at 13:30

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