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Veterans stand in front of a 1944 image of their comrades wading onto the beaches of France during D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth, England. Leaders of 16 countries involved in World War II joined Queen Elizabeth II at the ceremony on Wednesday.

D-Day: Allies Commemorate Pivotal World War II Invasion, 75 Years Later

By: Bill Chappell | NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, June 5, 2019

“The fate of the world depended on their success,” Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

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