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D-Day: Hertfordshire soldiers account of Normandy landings

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As the nation marks 80 years since D-Day, a Hertfordshire soldier's account has revealed what the Normandy landings were really like.

As the nation marks 80 years since D-Day, a Hertfordshire soldier's account has revealed what the Normandy landings were like for those involved.

Among the soldiers was George Drew Fanshawe, of the 86th Field Regiment in Hertfordshire, who landed on Gold Beach. "Then about an hour before 'H-hour' the whole fleet came alive, little boats, LCA’s and LCNs were spewed out of bigger ones and busily went to the other boats. As the war progressed and the Allies pushed towards Germany, George and his regiment were involved in a key battles in Antwerp, Belgium, before also being involved in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge.

 

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