Description
Added on the 15/08/2020 06:10:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
An international military flypast over Omaha Beach in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky receives a standing ovation during the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy. "Thank you to the Ukrainian people for their bravery. We are here and we will not weaken," says French President Emmanuel Macron in his speech. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron kicks off three days of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, by presiding over the first ceremony at Plumelec, in the Morbihan region, in memory of the Breton maquisards and the first Free French paratroopers in the SAS, the British special forces, who launched Operation Overlord on the night of 5 to 6 June to open up a new front against Adolf Hitler. IMAGES
World War II veterans are honored with wreaths in ceremonies in Washington DC and Honolulu, on the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. IMAGES
A solemn ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States is under way in New York under tight security. A marching band launch the start of the service at Ground Zero, where Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed jetliners into the World Trade Center killing almost 3,000 people, shortly after 8:40 am (1240 GMT). IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
