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Added on the 19/04/2023 12:48:50 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
An international military flypast over Omaha Beach in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 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
Thousands gather in Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6, 2023. IMAGES
Large crowds holding banners and Polish flags gather in Warsaw for a march through the city to mark Independence Day. IMAGES
People gather at Red Square in central Moscow for a concert dedicated to the first anniversary of the claimed annexation of four Ukrainian regions of Ukraine. Russia claimed to annex Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in September 2022, but does not fully control any of them. IMAGES