French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May have thanked veterans and those who died during the landing of Allied forces in northern France on June 6, 1944. Macron, May and U.S. President Donald Trump -- the current leaders of the main Western Allied nations during World War II -- gathered in Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of the landing known as the D-Day -- the opening phase of Operation Overlord -- the Allied campaign that contributed decisively to Nazi Germany's final defeat the following year. Macron and May spoke at a ceremony at Ver-Sur-Mer laying the cornerstone of a new memorial that will record the names of thousands of troops under British command who died on D-Day. Uniformed veterans in their 90s were present at the ceremony.
PACKAGE: 75th D-Day Anniversary At Normandy
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FRANCE -- French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May greet officials after a Franco-British ceremony for the laying of the first stone of a British memorial in Ver-Sur-Mer as part of ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy, France, June 6, 2019.
Macron and May spoke at a ceremony at Ver-Sur-Mer laying the cornerstone of a new memorial that will record the names of thousands of troops under British command who died on D-Day. Uniformed veterans in their 90s were present at the ceremony.
Macron and May spoke at a ceremony at Ver-Sur-Mer laying the cornerstone of a new memorial that will record the names of thousands of troops under British command who died on D-Day. Uniformed veterans in their 90s were present at the ceremony.
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FRANCE -- British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech during a Franco-British ceremony for the laying of the first stone of a British memorial in Ver-Sur-Mer as part of ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy, June 6, 2019.
May said, "If one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come, in France, in Britain, in Europe and the world, that day was the 6th of June, 1944." To the veterans, she said "the only words we can -- thank you."
May said, "If one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come, in France, in Britain, in Europe and the world, that day was the 6th of June, 1944." To the veterans, she said "the only words we can -- thank you."
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FRANCE -- French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a Franco-British ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings and laying the first stone of a British memorial at Ver-Sur-Mer, Normandy, June 6, 2019.
Macron thanked the veterans and "all those who were killed so that France could become free again." The event will be followed a few hours later by a ceremony attended by Macron and Trump to pay tribute to fallen U.S. soldiers at the Normandy American Cemetery.
Macron thanked the veterans and "all those who were killed so that France could become free again." The event will be followed a few hours later by a ceremony attended by Macron and Trump to pay tribute to fallen U.S. soldiers at the Normandy American Cemetery.
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FRANCE -- A man stands on the American cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy, ahead of the commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, June 6, 2019