The 79th anniversary of the landing of the allied forces on the beaches of Normandy is remembered

From the early hours of the morning, citizens began to gather on the beaches of Normandy in France to mark the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings, when on June 6, 1944, Allied forces began the liberation of Western Europe from German occupation. .

Allied troops landed in 7 boats on the beaches with the code names - Omaha, Utah, Juno, Sword and Gold.

Within a day, 4 allied soldiers lost their lives, among which 414 were Americans. More than 2 thousand others were injured.

And from the ranks of the Germans, several thousand were killed or wounded.

Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, who attended the D-Day commemoration along with other World War II veterans, described the scale of the invasion that day as he addressed a group veterans as a sign of gratitude and respect.

French President Emmanuel Macron also attended the ceremony honoring Commando Kieffer, an elite French unit that was among the first Allied troops to storm the beaches of Nazi-occupied northern France, launching the liberation of Western Europe during the war. the Second World War.