Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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6 June 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the battle of Normandy.

D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. By the day's end, 156,000 troops had been landed and a tentative but strengthening beachhead established.A door in Hitler's much-vaunted "Atlantic Wall" had been well and truly kicked open.

In this video, D-Day RAF Veteran John Bell shares his memories of the day. Read more stories and see how we are celebrating D-Day: rafbf.org/news-and-blogs/d-day