D-Day 70th anniversary: SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND VIEWS

SEVENTY years ago, on June 6, 1944, 156,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches in northern France, in what was the biggest seaborne invasion in military history.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Jun 2014, 10:13 BST

Spread across a 50-mile stretch of coastline in Normandy, a total of 6,000 ships and landing craft were involved, ferrying soldiers to five beaches known by their codenames - Sword, Gold, Juno, Omaha and Utah.

D-Day had been planned for more than a year, and those who were to take part spent several months training.

The aim of the ambitious air and sea assault was to begin the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe.

By the end of the first day alone, as many as 4,400 Allied troops had died, with thousands more wounded.

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