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An international military flypast over Omaha Beach in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. IMAGES
Paratroopers land on Omaha Beach during the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, to commemorate the 500 paratroopers dropped by the British air force in the Normandy skies on the night of 5 to 6 June 1944 during Operation Overlord to open up a new front against Nazi Germany. IMAGES
Several dozen British soldiers from the 47th Royal Marine Commando disembark from barges on Gold beach to the sound of bagpipes before a large crowd of spectators who have come to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. IMAGES
Soldiers from France's Sentinelle anti-terror operation, gendarmes, helicopters: Security is omnipresent on Omaha Beach ahead of the international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which will be attended by several heads of state. IMAGES
The sun rises over Normandy's Omaha beach as final preparations are made before Western leaders arrive to commemorate the 1944 World War II D-Day landings in northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation. IMAGES