Hundreds of British Paratroopers have dropped into Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

On the 5/6 June 1944 more than 13,000 paratroopers spearheaded the initial D-Day assault, carried from British bases to Normandy on more than 800 C-47s. For many,

🕯️ As D-Day veterans arrive in Normandy and visit the graves of those who fell, we've been Lighting their Legacy in a vigil to illuminate every Commonwealth War Grave across our sites in Normandy.

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📍 British Normandy Memorial

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On this day 80 years ago

General Dwight D. Eisenhower talks to members of the 101st Airborne Division just hours before the DDay invasion.

Popped into Portsmouth to watch the #DDay80 drone show and I was not disappointed.

Too few leaders today. My Republican grandparents would always say 'I Like IKE!' (How the GOP has fallen.😞)

D-DAY:

Today we salute our previous generations who demonstrated such bravery and collective determination to step forward to defend our freedoms.

And with instability higher than at anytime since WW2 - it’s a reminder of our own duty to protect those hard fought freedoms.

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The paratroopers’ tribute.

British🇬🇧, Belgian🇧🇪 and US🇺🇸 paratroopers jump into Normandy as part of #DDay80 commemorations, using a drop zone at Sannerville that 6th Airborne Division landed at in the early hours of 6th June 1944.

This has to be the longest standing ovation for anyone or anything I have ever witnessed.

4000 high school students in Normandy, France standing to honor our World War II veterans.

This area in northern France has not forgotten the events of 80 years ago.

Honored and humbled

Congratulations! Hoghton Tower is a gem that should not be missed!!

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Some GOOD news on Twitter!

There’s no zinger quite like a Raskin zinger.

Calm and peaceful 80 years on, in stark comparison to the scenes that unfolded on 6 June 1944.

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Credit 📹 Catarina Frasca

Republican former Lt. Governor of Georgia Geoff Duncan:

“This whole election is going to come down to Republicans like me, lifelong Republicans…Who just don't think Donald Trump is anywhere near fit to have the office of president...A vote for Biden…Gives us the chance to

Since being elected in 2017, I have responded to over 65,000 items of casework.

My top priority has always been to listen to residents, and I will continue to do so if you elect me on 4th July.

Bravo! These scientists must be respected. I even have a Dr. Fauci Christmas ornament that I hang on my tree each year to remember what we went through an survived! MTG is an out-of-control liability to her party and the US Congress. Thank you Congressman Robert Garcia for speaking.

She is such a national disgrace!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended Supercar Showtime. We will let know how much was raised for Derian House Children's Hospice & Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust as soon as we can.

France is preparing for quite an extraordinary week. Here are US veterans arriving at Paris CDG airport ahead of commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Most of them are around 100 years old