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D-Day, 80 years on: How the papers covered the Normandy landings in June 1944
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 6: World leaders gather in Normandy to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings. The geopolitical context today is very different: Russia's Vladimir Putin was not invited to the commemorations, despite the significant role Russia played in World War II. We look at front pages and take a deep dive into how the papers covered D-Day in 1944. Also: a 100-year-old D-Day veteran plans to get married right near the beaches where so many of his friends died.
431 episodes
Manage episode 422222970 series 2652212
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 6: World leaders gather in Normandy to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings. The geopolitical context today is very different: Russia's Vladimir Putin was not invited to the commemorations, despite the significant role Russia played in World War II. We look at front pages and take a deep dive into how the papers covered D-Day in 1944. Also: a 100-year-old D-Day veteran plans to get married right near the beaches where so many of his friends died.
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