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Chapter 1
Why France hasn’t always wanted to commemorate D-Day
D-Day is commemorated today. Eighty years ago, 150,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy for Operation Overlord. It marked a turning point in the Allied campaign to push back the Nazis on the Western Front, liberate France and defeat Germany. Twenty-five world leaders are expected to attend commemoration events but French leaders have not always been keen to mark the anniversary.
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