D Day is celebrated to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6, 1944.

D 日是为了纪念1944年6月6日在法国的诺曼底登陆。

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For the Normandy landings is preparatory work carried out by the huge and complex.

为诺曼底登陆进行的准备工作是巨大而复杂的。

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Before the Normandy landings of 1944, an amphibious raid was launched by the Allies on Dieppe, Normandy.

1944年诺曼底登陆战之前，盟军曾向诺曼底迪耶普港发动两栖突袭。

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But he was also presented with the Legion d'Honneur from France in 2012 for clearing mines for the Normandy landings almost 70 years ago.

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Evacuees could only return home after the island was liberated on 9 May 1945, nearly a year on from the Normandy landings and the day after victory in Europe was celebrated.

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It was at the forefront of the action with the Normandy landings in June 1944, again going behind enemy lines in jeeps assisting the French Resistance and providing crucial intelligence for allied forces.

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