President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and First Lady Elena Zelenskaya took part in the official international ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy.
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The ceremony took place at the Omaha Beach Memorial in the French city of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Those gathered watched a documentary about the landing of Allied troops, as well as a historical reconstruction of this event. Military planes flew overhead in honor of the 80th anniversary of the landing.
The ceremony was attended by leaders of a number of states, in particular, President of France Emmanuel Macron, US President Joseph Biden, Prince William of Wales, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, President of Poland Andrzej Duda, President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, President of Italy Sergio , Prime Minister of Denmark Matte Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte and President of the European Council Charles Michel.
The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944. This is one of the key events of the Second World War. Allied troops, including Great Britain, the USA, and Canada, landed on the coast of Normandy in France occupied by Nazi Germany.
This allowed them to launch a major offensive in Western Europe, which, along with other battles of World War II, led to the defeat of Nazism in May 1945.
Source: Racurs
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