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Broadcasting D-Day

Hear the original eyewitness reports from BBC journalists with the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, June 6th 1944

Hear how the BBC reported the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6th 1944. The operation was a crucial step in the liberation of western Europe. Using original BBC reports from the time - from Chester Wilmot, Richard Dimbleby, Robin Duff, Ward Smith and Alan Melville - we tell the story of D-Day.
Photo: D-Day Landings: US troops in an LCVP landing craft approach Omaha Beach in Colleville Sur-Mer, France, on June 6th 1944 (US National Archives)

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Thu 6 Jun 2019 12:50GMT
BBC World Service News Internet

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  • Thu 6 Jun 2019 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Thu 6 Jun 2019 12:50GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

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