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D-Day
Storm forecast, warning Red
DATE : 9 September 2026 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
This week sees the release in the UK of a new film, Pressure, telling the story of meteorologist Captain James Stagg and the crucial 72 hours leading up to the D Day landings, that heralded the liberation of Europe. US General Eisenhower had apparently wanted the invasion to go ahead on Monday, 5th June, but Stagg argued against this, […]
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Don’t let their deaths have been in vain
DATE : 10 June 2024 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
On 6th June 1944, Allied forces stormed the Normandy beaches in a brave push to liberate France and push the Nazis out of Western Europe. Under heavy fire from the German occupying forces, 4,145 British, US, and Canadian troops died that day, with around a further 10,000 wounded. Allied leaders had always known the casualties were likely […]
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