WW2 veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead

Preparations are already under way to mark next year anniversaries of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy

12 November 2023 - 19:32 By Tim Hepher

English soldier Ken Hay was trapped behind German lines and captured while on night patrol in 1944, days after joining the Allied invasion of Normandy, a turning point in World War 2...

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