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  1. hai 17 minutos

    'Today means memory of many, many men who were with me' Yesterday, four D-Day veterans were awarded the Légion d’honneur on board HMS Belfast. Hear from them about their memories of and what it means to receive the honour.

    Veterans awarded Légion d’honneur on board HMS Belfast
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    hai 17 horas

    UK Minister of Defence & Ambassador Jouyet were among those on board today as four 🇬🇧 veterans were awarded the 100 days before .

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    hai 16 horas

    Today, four D-Day veterans received the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest honour, for their breathtaking bravery aboard D-Day vessel, HMS Belfast.   We are continuously grateful to our Normandy veterans for their unimaginable sacrifices 75 years ago.

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  4. rechouchiou
    hai 16 horas

    Absolute privilege to meet some of our veterans who took part in the D Day landings in Normandy. So moving to hear their stories and see them presented with the Legion d’Honneur on HMS Belfast. Today marks 100 days until the anniversary of the landings.

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  5. hai 16 horas

    D-Day was the largest combined naval, air and land operation in history. To mark , IWM will retell the story through its three historic sites, , and , all of which played an important role in D-Day.

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  6. hai 16 horas

    was the flagship of Bombardment Force E, supporting troops landing at Gold and Juno beaches on . The ship’s log records she opened fire at 0527 on 6 June. She spent 33 days supporting the Normandy landings and fired over 5,000 shells.

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  7. hai 16 horas

    Patrick said receiving the honour made him feel 'out of this world'. 'It was a job that had to be done... Today means memories of many men who were with me, I wasn't on my own, I wasn't a hero by any means.'

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  8. hai 16 horas

    Patrick Reardon served on HMS Sheffield and landed on Omaha beach on D-Day. He was part of a Forward Observation Bombardment team sending vital information from on shore back to the ships bombarding the coast.

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  9. hai 16 horas

    Charles Kavanagh, an Able Seamen, helped land tanks on Sword beach on D-Day and later supported with landing supplies for the US Army on Omaha beach.

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  10. hai 16 horas

    John Nicholls was on HMS Argonaut on D-Day. His ship fired on German gun batteries and John helped drive landing craft from ship to shore.

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  11. hai 16 horas

    'I was a very junior rating, I was a boy' Denis Haley was a 17 year old signalman aboard HMS Southward Ho. His ship towed parts of a temporary portable harbour from Portsmouth to Arromanches on 7 June 1944.

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  12. hai 17 horas

    Four veterans received France’s highest honour, the Légion d’honneur, on board HMS Belfast today for their service in helping to liberate France almost 75 years ago.

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    hai 19 horas

    📷 | "Each photograph has been carefully optimised by 's team of expert restorers, to bring back colour accuracy and detail which over the years have faded from both paper and memory."

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  14. rechouchiou
    hai 21 horas

    Today four veterans who fought at D-Day will receive France’s highest military honour, the Légion d’Honneur medal from the French Ambassador on board .

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  15. hai 21 horas

    'I felt so sorry for those men on those landing craft' Watch this clip featuring Ted remembering D-Day and telling the story of what he experienced:

    D-Day Remembered: Ted Cordery, HMS Belfast
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  16. hai 21 horas

    Ted Cordery served on board HMS Belfast from 1943-1944 as a Leading Seaman Torpedoman. This morning on , he spoke very movingly about his memories of being on board the ship on D-Day.

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    Thank you for everything Ted! ❤️
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    25 de feb.

    Year 4 are preparing for our visit to with some inspired art! – en Sandgate Primary School

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    26 de feb.

    An Imperial War Museum book showcases Ted Dearberg’s rare colour photographs, which highlight the key role that aerial battles played.

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    25 de feb.

    The second world war in colour – pictures

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  20. 25 de feb.

    More than 7.6 million men and women from across Britain and the Commonwealth contributed to the First World War – help tell their stories by contributing to before the site closes on 19 March 2019. Find out more about the future of the project:

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