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A memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles is unveiled in northern France, as a tribute to their sacrifice. IMAGES
A memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles was unveiled in northern France on Sunday, a tribute to their sacrifice seen as long overdue. The British Normandy Memorial, inscribed with the names of 22,442 men and women who lost their lives during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1944, is situated on a hillside in the Normandy village of Ver-sur-Mer. Opened on the 77th anniversary of the landings, it overlooks Gold Beach, one of three beaches where British forces landed on the morning of June 6, 1944 to begin the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. IMAGES
On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, onlookers and history buffs flock to Sword Beach in Colleville-Montgomery. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron kicks off three days of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, by presiding over the first ceremony at Plumelec, in the Morbihan region, in memory of the Breton maquisards and the first Free French paratroopers in the SAS, the British special forces, who launched Operation Overlord on the night of 5 to 6 June to open up a new front against Adolf Hitler. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a wreath laying ceremony on Veterans Day in New York City. IMAGES
As the sun rises over Santa Rosa fire teams are seen leaving a briefing and walking to their vehicles as they set out for another day of battling the huge blaze burning through the famed Sonoma wine region in northern California. California's governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as the wind-driven Kincade Fire spread to more than 34,000 acres (14,000 hectares), forcing residents to flee. IMAGES
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