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Now playing Next no comment Ceremony honouring the fallen on D-Day in Normandy A small ceremony was held on Saturday morning at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer on the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to honour the sacrifice of those who died. 06/06/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth says streets are 'filled with love' in VE Day speech Queen Elizabeth marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday with a rare public address to the British public. 08/05/2020
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Now playing Next world news VE Day: A locked down Europe commemorates as best it can Commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II are muted this year across the Old Continent as most countries remain under lockdown due to the pandemic. 08/05/2020
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Now playing Next Germany Volunteers search for missing soldiers 75 years after Second World War Volunteers work to dig up bodies in Klessin, Germany to bring closure to families whose loved ones have only ever been a statistic. 05/05/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Paul Farnes, the last Battle of Britain flying ace, dies aged 101 Farnes was known as a flying ace for shooting down more than five enemy planes during the battle to protect Great Britain from Nazi air raids. 30/01/2020
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