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Dozens of veterans who participated in the historic Normandy Landings during World War II assembled today at Southwick House, Hampshire, to kick off a week of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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Southwick House, a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion, holds a significant place in history as the nerve center of D-Day operations. It served as the Allies’ forward headquarters for the beach landing operations that changed the course of the war. Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower and Commander of the Allied Ground Forces General Bernard Montgomery made the monumental decision to launch D-Day from this very location.
