This June 6, 2024, is D-Day. Throughout Normandy, Ouest-France teams are following the ceremonies and festivities around the 80th anniversary of the Allied Landings. Relive this historic day in photos, seen from the old artificial port of Arromanches-les-Bains.
Sunrise in Arromanches, June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
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Sunrise in Arromanches, June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
From daybreak until dusk, West France attended the commemorations of the 80e anniversary of the Landing, in Arromanches-les-Bains, in Normandy, this June 6, 2024. Political figures, bagpipe parade, meeting with veterans… Among the hundred photos taken today, we have selected some, year after year , a handful. Here they are.
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From dawn, many spectators had already taken their places on the heights of Arromanches so as not to miss anything of the ceremonies of June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
From dawn, many spectators had already taken their places on the heights of Arromanches so as not to miss anything of the ceremonies of June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
Daybreak and reenactment of the Landing in Arromanches, June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Daybreak and reenactment of the Landing in Arromanches, June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
Tribute to veterans this June 6, 2024, at daybreak, on Arromanches beach. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Tribute to veterans this June 6, 2024, at daybreak, on Arromanches beach. | WEST FRANCE
Major Trevor Macey-Lillie, of the 19th Artillery Regiment of the British Army, arrives by sea in Arromanches, to the sound of his bagpipes, this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Major Trevor Macey-Lillie, of the 19th Artillery Regiment of the British Army, arrives by sea in Arromanches, to the sound of his bagpipes, this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
At high tide, the firing point for the June 6, 2024 fireworks display turned into an island, in Arromanches. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
At high tide, the firing point for the June 6, 2024 fireworks display turned into an island, in Arromanches. | WEST FRANCE
Mark Rutte, Dutch Prime Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Kajsa Ollongren, Dutch Minister of Defense, arriving in Arromanches, this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Mark Rutte, Dutch Prime Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Kajsa Ollongren, Dutch Minister of Defense, arriving in Arromanches, this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
Max Wolff, 98, is the last Dutch veteran still alive. He is present in Arromanches this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Max Wolff, 98, is the last Dutch veteran still alive. He is present in Arromanches this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
Dutch soldiers from the Princess Irene Brigade, whose members landed at Arromanches in 1944. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Dutch soldiers from the Princess Irene Brigade, whose members landed at Arromanches in 1944. | WEST FRANCE
Prince William, of the British royal family, on a surprise and whirlwind visit to Arromanches, this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Prince William, of the British royal family, on a surprise and whirlwind visit to Arromanches, this June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
A British veteran contemplates the beach of Arromanches, June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
A British veteran contemplates the beach of Arromanches, June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
British veterans arrive in Arromanches, before the ceremony in their honor scheduled for 4 p.m. on June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
British veterans arrive in Arromanches, before the ceremony in their honor scheduled for 4 p.m. on June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
A soldier shakes hands with a British veteran, before the ceremony on June 6, 2024, in Arromanches. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
A soldier shakes hands with a British veteran, before the ceremony on June 6, 2024, in Arromanches. | WEST FRANCE
British veterans arrive in Arromanches, before the ceremony in their honor scheduled for 4 p.m. on June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
British veterans arrive in Arromanches, before the ceremony in their honor scheduled for 4 p.m. on June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
With the tide low again, Arromanches beach is reclaimed by the reenactors, this June 6, 2024, in the middle of the afternoon. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
With the tide low again, Arromanches beach is reclaimed by the reenactors, this June 6, 2024, in the middle of the afternoon. | WEST FRANCE
It was possible to visit a D-Day barge on Arromanches beach on June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
It was possible to visit a D-Day barge on Arromanches beach on June 6, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
The British ceremony in Arromanches, this June 6, 2024, was accompanied by a procession of bagpipes. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
The British ceremony in Arromanches, this June 6, 2024, was accompanied by a procession of bagpipes. | WEST FRANCE
Parade of British cadets, during the ceremony on June 6, 2024, in Arromanches. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Parade of British cadets, during the ceremony on June 6, 2024, in Arromanches. | WEST FRANCE
Moment of exchange between a British veteran and the public, in Arromanches, this June 6, 2024, at the end of the ceremony. | WEST FRANCEView full screen
Moment of exchange between a British veteran and the public, in Arromanches, this June 6, 2024, at the end of the ceremony. | WEST FRANCE
