D-Day 80th anniversary events in North Devon
Beacons will be lit and events held in communities across the region to mark D-Day 80
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Beacons will be lit and events held in communities across the region to mark D-Day 80
John Tyler, from north Devon, is marking the occasion with a large family get together.
We WON'T fight them on the beaches! D-Day re-enactment on Devon beach where US troops trained for Omaha landings is axed for health and safety reasons because 'it's too SANDY' Annual event on Saunton Sands, Devon, is one of the biggest World War Two battle re-enactments in the UK Shore and surrounding dunes is where 10,000 American GIs trained for assault on Omaha and Utah beaches Organisers said they were forced to pull the plug on this year's event after describing the site as 'dangerous'