Photos of D-Day’s 80th anniversary in Normandy, France

French troops disembark from a US landing craft during a joint US and French amphibious landing operation showcase, on June 4, 2024, at Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, ahead of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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Douglas C-47 aircraft fly over as US President Joe Biden (2nd R), U.S. First Lady Jill Biden (R), France’s President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) and his wife, Brigitte Macron (L), walk past flag-bearers during the U.S. ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6.

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Enthusiasts dressed in replica U.S. Army WWII-era military attire parade along Utah Beach on June 6 as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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A dog wearing a small replica military helmet stands atop a Willys Jeep on the beach at Arromanches-les-Bains in northwestern France on June 5 as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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A D-Day veteran stands to watch a fly-past by the Royal Air Force aerobatics team “The Red Arrows” as they pass over a D-Day 80th anniversary concert on June 5 in Portsmouth, England.

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A man in American World War Two uniform stands in front of a board at the D-Day Centre & WW2 Museum, which displays names of the soldiers that left in the first wave from Portland, on June 6 in Portland, England.

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U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet American World War II veterans before a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery on June 6 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with WWII veterans during the Canadian commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Juno Beach Centre near the village of Courseulles-sur-Mer, in northwestern France, on June 6.

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A British officer looks at illuminated graves at the Bayeux War Cemetery, in Bayeux, Northwestern France on June 5, 2024, as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) talks with D-Day and WWII Normandy veterans following the UK’s national commemorative event to mark the 80th anniversary commemorations of Allied amphibious landing (D-Day Landings) in France in 1944, in Southsea Common, southern England, on June 5.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a UK national commemorative event to mark the 80th anniversary commemorations of Allied amphibious landing (D-Day Landings) in France in 1944, in Southsea Common, in Portsmouth, southern England, on June 5.

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King Charles III lays a wreath during the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion’s commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6 in Ver-Sur-Mer, France.

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Enthusiasts dressed in replica U.S. Army WWII-era military attire parade along Utah Beach on June 6, 2024 as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his wife, Brigitte Macron (L), greet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2ndR) and his wife, Olena Zelenska, upon their arrival to attend the international commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, in northwestern France, on June 6.

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Prince William, Prince of Wales, greets the veterans at the Government of Canada ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Juno Beach on June 6, 2024 in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France.

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U.S. President Joe Biden (C), U.S. First Lady Jill Biden (R), France’s President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) and Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron (L), attend the U.S. ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) meets with a British D-Day veteran during the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion’s commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the World War II British Normandy Memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer, which overlooks Gold Beach and Juno Beach in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024.

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Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft fly over flags during a ceremony on “Pointe du Hoc” clifftop in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, northwestern France, on June 5, as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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Onlookers gather by DUKW amphibious trucks on the beach in Arromanches-les-Bains, northwestern France, on June 5, 2024, as part of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Jill Biden walk amid the graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial after the U.S. ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6.

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An 80th D-Day anniversary presidential challenge coin, which the U.S. issued to U.S. WWII veterans, is displayed during the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6.

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Actor Tom Hanks (L) and director Steven Spielberg (R) attend the U.S. ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6.

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Enthusiasts dressed in replica U.S. Army WWII-era military attire gather in Utah Beach on June 6, 2024, during the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.

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