Crowds gather at Greenham Common to observe 79th anniversary of D-Day in June 1944
On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops joined the largest amphibious operation in history to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny.
Tens of thousands of Allied servicemen never left the beaches of Normandy.
The service opened with readings by Reverend Keri Eynon and new Mayor of Newbury, Nigel Foot.
Control Tower volunteers supplied drinks and refreshments in the café after the service.
But many other Australian, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, New Zealand, Norwegian, Rhodesian and Polish naval, air and ground personell also took part.
Despite its success, the operation was not the beginning of the end. But perhaps, in Winston Churchill’s words, it was the end of the beginning.