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| Ever since the disastrous raid upon Dieppe in 1942, when the assaulting troops had been cut down by well-protected German gun positions, Allied amphibious operations had been supported by heavy naval bombardments. |
| D-Day is a general military term for the day on which an operation or exercise is planned to commence. |
| On D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy, Northern France in one of the biggest combined military operations ever attempted. The aim was to open up a 'Second Front' in North West Europe. |
| The Mersey ferry Royal Daffodil evacuated 7,461 service personnel from Dunkirk, in five trips between May 28 and June 2, 1940. |
| The Dambusters were the crews of 617 Squadron, RAF who took part in a raid on 16 May 1943 to destroy vital dams east of the Ruhr industrial area in Germany. |
| Advice on framing and displaying old medals and badges. |
| Since 1917, the generous donation of every kind of item by individual members of the public has enriched the Museum’s Collections. |
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