D-Day commemorations
- Europe
France’s last surviving D-day veteran Léon Gautier dies at 100
The last surviving Frenchman to participate in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 died Monday aged 100, local authorities…
- Europe
France’s last surviving D-Day commando joins 79th anniversary commemorations
Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler’s troops in…
- Europe
Veterans return to Normandy to mark 78th anniversary of D-Day landing
Issued on: 06/06/2022 – 07:40 World War II veterans and other visitors gather Monday in Normandy for the 78th D-Day…
