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For the first time veterans of the battle of normandy in the second world war have been able to commemorate d—day. the new memorial to all 22,442 british servicemen and women was officially opened above gold beach, in northern france, last year. but due to covid restrictions, veterans were unable to visit the site. veterans and their families attended a service and a display by the french air force team. football, and england play germany in munich for the first time since 2001 — when england achived an historic 5—1victory. now the three lions are looking to bounce back from saturday's s...

Come lastly of course because of restrictions, and this year they have campaigned, they have raised money, we have told you about harry billinge over the many years to see this memorial built. many of them came last autumn when they were able to do so, not on the anniversary of d—day itself, a day that is so particularly important to them. i wanted to show you a little bit about how the memorial works, especially if you have relatives that died in the battle of normandy and want to come here and pay tribute to them. the main structure of the memorial in the centre there, the main wall, harry...

He was a really good guy. not because he's dead. he was a really good guy. the memorial was built to give remembrance a physical form, the names of the 22,442 men and women under british control who died in normandy. among those chiselled into the stone is raymond carr's. we found his name, and of course, he's under the royal air force there. and then you come down that column, 13, and there you are, "carr r, sergeant, 21." his brother peter is here, along with his granddaughter, to find raymond's name. why does it mean so much? 0h, your brother, yeah. yeah, very emotional. yeah, it is. they'v...

On the remembrance, the family connections, making sure this place has a future?— has a future? well, that is critically — has a future? well, that is critically important. - has a future? well, that is critically important. we i has a future? well, that is i critically important. we must remember the critically important. we must rememberthe 22,442 critically important. we must remember the 22,442 lost their lives but they— remember the 22,442 lost their lives but they lost allows to create peace and freedom and liberty in europe. let's _ and freedom and liberty in europe. let's neverâ€...

Him for his reflections on the last 24 him for his reflections on the last 2a hours. yesterday, for that small party of surviving — yesterday, for that small party of surviving veterans, yesterday was very special and a very busy day for them _ very special and a very busy day for them they— very special and a very busy day for them. they started here at the british— them. they started here at the british memorial early in the morning _ british memorial early in the morning and they were in arromanches and then— morning and they were in arromanches and then there wound up back here aga...