Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jock Hutton lands in Normandy after his tandem parachute jump. Among them was a British army officer whose grandfather fought for the German forces during the second world war. About an hour later Canadian forces landed at Juno, and British troops landed at Gold and Sword. Despite involving a large number of troops, keeping D-day secret was vital to the success of the operation. German troops surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944, two and a half months after D-day.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2019 19:50 UTC