D-Day 80: We Were There

Eighty years on, the BBC has been gathering first-hand accounts from the UK's D-Day veterans – some now more than 100 years of age. Rachel Burden traces their stories in Normandy and hears memories of the massive beach invasion and the battles that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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Night Bombers

Night Bombers

1981

Begrijpt u nu waarom ik huil?

Begrijpt u nu waarom ik huil?

1969

Fog

Fog

1943

The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain

2010

Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape

Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape

2014

De Gaulle and the Free French in World War II

De Gaulle and the Free French in World War II

2010

Songs That Won the War

Songs That Won the War

1994

Before the Raid

Before the Raid

1944

100,000,000 Women

100,000,000 Women

1942

Leningrad Unbreakable

Leningrad Unbreakable

Obliging Collaborators

Obliging Collaborators

2014

Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall

2014

Frank Maselskis: From WWII POW to Chosin Reservoir Survivor

Frank Maselskis: From WWII POW to Chosin Reservoir Survivor

2020

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

2018

Arnhem - A Bridge Too Far - The True Story

Arnhem - A Bridge Too Far - The True Story

2004

Churchill: When Britain Said No

Churchill: When Britain Said No

2015

Lancaster

Lancaster

2022

Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

2017

The Smuggler and Her Charges

The Smuggler and Her Charges

2016

Francisco Boix: A Photographer in Hell

Francisco Boix: A Photographer in Hell

2000