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The 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

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From June 5th to August 21st 2014, Normandy has been celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy with due splendor and emotion. This year's anniversary was a time of national and international contemplation and communion. Traditionally, annual commemorations of the Landings of June 6th 1944 have always been major events for Basse-Normandie, all the more so on the occasions of quinquennial and decennial anniversaries, where the international aspect is especially prominent.