75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY
A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY
Throughout summer 2019, Normandy will celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy with due splendor and emotion.
A rich and unprecedented programme of events will be put together to bring the memory of this tragic period of world history to life, all while emphasizing the spirit of hope.
The anniversary will be commemorated with military parades, firework displays, airdrops, giant picnics, concerts and military camp re-enactments.
On 5 June 2019, the Daks Over Normandy event will follow into the footsteps of the Greatest Generation!
About 250 men and women will board an aircraft in the United Kingdom to, exactly like 75 years before, fly across the English Channel and to jump into the historic drop zones of Normandy. They will be wearing WWII style Allied uniforms and will jump military round parachutes. It will be an event which has no equal.
AN INTERNATIONAL COMMEMORATION
On 6 June 2019 at 6pm, the official international ceremony celebrating this major anniversary will take place on Juno Beach and will be attended by many Allied Heads of State. US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and many other world leaders and dignitaries will all be in Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary.
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE CANDIDACY
In January 2018, the French Ministry of Culture announced the official candidacy of the D-Day landing beaches to be included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
This listing will help preserve these sites and transmit the universal messages they represent to future generations. Indeed, Normandy's D-Day landing beaches have come to symbolise universal hopes for freedom and peace, and beyond that, for reconciliation.
NORMANDY WORLD PEACE FORUM
The Normandy World Peace Forum is a major international event initiated by the Normandy Region, which will be attended by heads of state, leading academics, political specialists and guest speakers. The second edition will take place on 4th and 5th June 2019 in Caen, just before the anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, and will provide a platform for reflection and exchange on world tensions and peace building.
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