Vojni veterani nakon 80 godina ponovno plove prema Normandiji
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Autor:Ivan Šaravanja
BRITAIN WAR WWII D DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY
epa07623021 A handout picture provided by the the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) showing British veterans embarking on the MV Boudicca, at Dover, southern England, 02 June 2019, issued 03 June 2019, as D Day veterans sail from Dover to take part in the national memorial events marking the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, France, 06 June 1944. The MOD report that more than 300 Normandy veterans have begun their journeys to D-Day75 events in Portsmouth and in Normandy. Around 250 veterans, who are now all over 90 years old, departed Dover last night on a specially-commissioned ship (MV Boudicca) chartered with funds from The Royal British Legion and a LIBOR grant from HM Treasury. World leaders are to attend memorial events in Normandy, France on 06 June 2019 to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which marked the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. EPA/PETTY OFFICER OWEN COOBAN / BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE /HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: MOD PETTY OFFICER OWEN COOBAN /CROWN COPYRIGHT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
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PORTSMOUTH, 4. lipnja 2024. (Hina/Reuters) – Dvadesetak veterana iskrcavanja na Normandiju glavne su zvijezde flote koja je u utorak krenula iz engleskog Portsmoutha prema francuskoj obali gdje je prije 80 godina počela operacija kojom je krenulo oslobađanje Francuske od nacističke vlasti.
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