The North West remembers D-Day

D-Day veterans from across the North West are in Normandy today marking the 70th anniversary of the greatest military invasion in history. More than 650 ex-servicemen are said to have travelled from Britain to commemorate the invasion which changed history.

70 years ago Allied forces landed on the beaches for a battle heralding in the beginning of the end of World War Two. Commemorations have been taking place to remember the thousands of servicemen and women who lost their lives in the operation.

An international ceremony will held be at Sword Beach, the easternmost of the five landing areas for Allied forces on D-Day. Troops from 1st Battalion The Rifles and the Army Air Corps will march across the bridge to Cafe Gondree for a champagne toast and a midnight firework display.