Five people share what they know of their relatives’ experiences in June 1944 and their lives afterwards
On 6 June 1944, allied troops took part in Operation Overlord, a combined naval, air and land assault on the beaches of Normandy, which led to the liberation of Europe and the end of the second world war.
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-day, five people share their relatives’ experiences of the largest seaborne invasion in history.