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A convoy of lorries carrying 1,475 giant silhouettes representing the servicemen who died on D-Day is setting off to France where they will be installed to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

The figures will depart from the Standing with Giants workshop in Oxfordshire in four lorries.

In the English countryside, volunteers put the finishing touches to 1,475 metal silhouettes representing British military personnel who died on D-Day, to

In the English countryside, volunteers put the finishing touches to 1,475 metal silhouettes representing British military personnel who died on D-Day, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings.Eleven different versions have been made, representing the different soldiers and military personnel who took part.

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