, while the family slept in the courtyard of their home. 2 months later, other an allied forces unit shot dead three youths (12,14-16 years old) and an eighteen-year-old boy while they were drinking tea in a room during a night raid in loibagh, helment. the times, one of the most famous newspapers in the world, publishes another batch of scandalous revelations, and at the same time reminds: next to the weapon, which the men of military age may not have had in place at the time of the murder. it was alleged that the oaf soldiers placed weapons near the corpses of their victims to create an impression. they were armed, the soldiers were shot in order self-defense. it all started many years ago with the testimony of a high-ranking special forces officer who oversaw a special operation. he surrendered his subordinates, telling the police that soldiers of the special air service of the allied forces, under his command, committed war crimes by killing prisoners in afghanistan. the officer, known only by code number 1466, informed the police of the location of the documents proving the

allied forces resisted.up b under the command of field marshal erwin ramel, and the southern coast of france and the bay of biscay was covered by army group g. they had at their disposal about 380 thousand people, 160 aircraft, 49 submarines, 116 patrol ships, 34 torpedo boats and 42 artillery barshi. the operation was prepared for 3 months. at the end of may, beginning of june 1944, the landing troops were concentrated in... the assembly area, from where landing points for landing ships were successively advanced. initially, the landing date was set for june 5 , 1944, but then it was decided to postpone it for a day, waiting for better weather conditions. the operation consisted of two phases: the first was codenamed neptune, the second - cobra. operation neptune began on june 6, 1944 and ended on july 1. 1944, its goal was to conquer a bridgehead on the continent, which lasted until july 25. operation cobra was carried out by the allies immediately after the completion of the first phase. its goal is a bre

it was alleged that the allied forces soldiers placed weapons next to the corpses of their victims toe impression that they were armed, the soldiers were shot in self-defense. it all started many years ago with the testimony of a high-ranking special forces officer who oversaw a special operation. he betrayed his subordinates, he said. police that soldiers of the special air service of the allied forces, under his command, committed war crimes by killing prisoners in afghanistan. the officer, known only by code number 1466, informed the police of the location of documents proving the terrible deeds. he claimed that their crimes were so serious that the entire regiment needed radical redesign. at the same time, other special forces commanders were aware of the commission of mass executions, including children. however, no killings were reported. military emails show british special forces killed hundreds of civilians in afghanistan. here are excerpts from just one transcript of a conversation with a soldier of special military service. in an interview, he said that his unit killed more

it was a turning point in the allied campaign to push back nazi forces on the western front, liberate phones, and defeated list germany in 1945. now the weight of history hangs heavily over this region. the allied flags everywhere. and nowadays also the german flag flying along side to symbolize the autopay and reconciliation. not to mock the to the anniversary of the the, the landings, normandy is holding diesel events and commemorations meant to invoke the bravery and sacrifices of allied forces and of the heart of these commemorations. of course, of the world war 2 veterans. this is perhaps one of the last landmarks commemorations would be, would be physically present since many of them are at an advanced age. and finally, this issue of, i'm most of the of the, the, the landing is a major international event with dozens of heads of state and government participating, including us presidential biden of britons, king charles would also get ukrainian president would love to meet us within scheme . there is, however, one concrete that is not on the guest list and that's russia despite

over by uh, fridge best and my cool uh, the omaha b to force is one of the 5 lending beaches with allied forces, game shore, american forces, and particular feast of very heavy losses as became under german file. and macro is the no set to host the leaders of course of, of the us, britain and canada bay. but also hopefully those of countries other countries of participated in the d. d landings. countries like australia, bedroom. uh no, we denmark a for them to big, just a few. okay, and we're seeing life pictures now of the us and french leaders, president present my phone welcoming president biden. and sonya how to people in from see what's happening today. see that the de landing and the combination the what i think for the front of the dd landings occupies a slightly more complicated place. and that's remembering if i can, if i can see that. you know, obviously this is location for, for on students to say thank you to a of sources that is a huge outputting of gratitude in sweeten woods. i like forces for you to liberate them from german occupation. but some recent days, you know, um, frankly

iortion followed by general dwig out does -- dwight eisenhower meeting his -- reading his message to allied forces♪ ♪ ♪ >> the atlantic wall has been penetrated. the allies clung precariously to a few beaches. now they have a solid foot hole. -- a solid foothold. the allied command has announced the battle of the beaches is complete. the offense of was bitterly -- offensive was bitterly contested. the american, british and canadian troops pressed firmly made contact with the french people. this was no pushover driving the germans back. some of our troops dropped within yards of the waters edge. there were two enemies, the germans and the heavy seas. . german prisoners were taken almost at once. american and british aircraft supported the troops magnificently. american [ indiscernible] >> with the beaches freed of enemy fire, lumbering bulldozers said about clearing the way for vital landing strips. the blast of allied shells shattered german defenses. survivors were given prompt attention from radical corpsmen. some were grateful while many were bewildered. pushing forward yard to yard into the vi

and thanks to assistance from those elsewhere, there was assistance and orchestration from the allied forcesit was a slow effort to reconquer europe. it had to be long, tenacious, self-sacrifice. the 6000 men with the free french forces who landed in december of 1943. the patient work of hundreds of thousands of french resistance working in france trying to create disturbances, stopping communications with the enemy, stopping the troops. making impossible for the deutsche reich, slowing them down. the reinforcements came to normandy throughout july and august. the brigade, luxembourg and belgium with the golden lion on their chest. the dutch regimen, the princess aggie regiment. the second trench armored division. the first armored division of poland. there was the czechoslovakian armored division. and then, the allied forces landed in provence in the south of france. 250,000. the free french came from france, north africa, ecuadorian africa, naval infantry, riflemen , moroccans, algerians, tunisians and senegalese and together, they opened another front. there was also a stranglehold on the

the allied forces. indeed they did their duty. now the question for us is, in our, our trial, well, we do ours. we're living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. then they point since the end of world war 2, essentially beaches were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity, against gable guides, crushing brutality of the iron fist. the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. that their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. one of the soldiers who survive the ordeal of the day as the 100 year old partition veteran john roberts dw london, correspondents bigots mos tells his story. the allied landings in normandy, the beginning of the end of nazi ruled as a young marine john rob this 4th at the front line. over to the left, unable to the right love and troubled well being bombed a lot. and from where we, where the whole beach became lit up. it was like fireworks non stop fireworks the season today. the veteran is 100 years old restaurant, but

also head start with this one a foot by providing the intelligence to allied forces, guiding those sabotaged operations. some of these resistance, spite those executed by german troops and frankly, does it also been paying on march to to civilians this applicant joining the nearly 3 months? a bottle of normandy, that's the total de landings president. my call was in the tone of sallow, an enrollment. he has to be way allied bonds, you know, flattened, the tone. $600.00 civilians are killed, the hundreds were injured. and this, of course has caused you know, a lot of trauma and pain and many communities across normandy. i'm spending the in the tone of cool a large part of this style and was also completely reduced to rubble. but i like bumping. so i think what the french are trying to do is also, you know, trying to recognize what officials of important upload. i look to you of memories around the detail, endings dw correspondence on your phone, the current in the city of khan and norman d. thank you. so much for that reporting and the dummy reports of william blue cross joins me now in the s

coming up, dwight eishor reading a message to allied forces in 1944. but first and newsreel■/ reportn the d-day invasion. ♪ ♪ >> the atlantic wall has been penetrated. the allies clung to a few beaches. now they have a solid foothold. material poured onto the beachheads at any favorable time and some unfavorable ones. the command has announced the battle of the beaches is complete. the tremendous offensive was bitterly contested. each passing hour diminish the chances. the american, british and canadian troops pressed forward onto the soil of france. they made contact with the french people. it was no pushover over driving the germans back. there were two enemies -- the germans and the heavy seas. german prisoners were taking almost at once. american and british aircraft. preventing the germans from marshaling reinforcements. american marauders, hiding places of nazi tank formations. with beaches free of enemy fire, lumbering bulldozers cleared the way for vital air landing strips. the blast of allied shells left shattered german defenses. survivors wer

ceremonies mocking the atm anniversary of the day. remembering the heavy losses of this and suffered by allied forces when they came in full in normandy, in 1944, to liberate western europe from nazi dictatorship. the money keeps making. and welcome to the program. at least unless the people have been killed and thousands more wounded and is really asked right in the central dogs this trip. and that is, according to those homeless control soul says i'm the un agency supporting palestinians. the attack has the united nation school and the city of knows around israel says the compound was being used by hum awesome that how most spices were killed in the operation. an army spokesman said he wasn't aware of any civilian casualties. let's get a little from dw is rebecca versus in jerusalem. rebecca, what's the latest you can tell us about the strike as well. and we know that this trunk was carried out around about 2 am local time and it did indeed hit this united nations and re school. we had confirmation from the idea shortly after the strike saying, and i quote, how most terrorist i'd be using the schoo

case, it would be better not to invite anyone, because the first victim who died on the day the allied forcese boiter, a paratrooper corporal, he died on june 5, 1944, killing a ukrainian ss man, because i assure you, there were many in the ranks of the ss ukrainians. germany was invited, but germany condemns nazism, germany condemns nazi symbols, in principle, it is, well, officially now, in any case, on the side of the story that is being promoted, which means that the americans, in principle, are liberation from nazism and so on, but in ukraine. everything is exactly the opposite, in ukraine, under the zelensky regime , monuments to those who were allies were banned, those who landed in normandy, on the contrary, they glorify those who were on the other side of the barigada, on the side of these same ss men, i remember the institute’s poster ukrainian national memory, when they list the forces of the coalition, which means the usa, britain, etc. and ukraine, upa, bandera, that is. and now the question is, what about the upa, bandera, who they received all the ammunition from nazi germany,

this morning, c-span in france for president biden's remarks from the beaches of normandy where allied forcesanded on d-day in 1944. on that day, u.s. army rangers climbed the cliffs below this point, destroying critical german outposts and taking control of this hike way, playing a critical role in the success of the way. the president talking about democracy and in history it shows that ordinary americans can do the most exciting things. there is no better example of that in the entire world than here where rangers from cities, farms, every part of america helped of the allied forces on this 80th anniversary. many members of congress are also visiting, including republicans who are also veterans planning to jump out of an airplane over france to commemorate the day. you can go on x where their picture has been posted along with a message from the congressman from florida. waiting for the president to begin his remarks in france. [faint music and indiscernible conversations] >> you are watching live coverage from france were president biden will be speaking about democracy on the 80th annive

allies, dwight d. eisenhower, waited. the largest force ever of its kind, built by 12 nations -- men, guns, planes, naval craft of every description waited. the world, captive and free, waited. finally, eisenhower's window in the weather. it would open briefly on tuesday the 6th of june. the general weighed the options and gave the order -- at dawn, the allies would strike. the great crusade to free europe from tyranny would begin. that night, general eisenhower drove to the english town of newbury to visit paratroopers of the 101st airborne. they were men from all over america. it was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours. that was the estimate. but they were brave, they were resolute, and they were ready. one soldier told general eisenhower, quote, don't worry, sir. the 101st is on the job. everything will be taken care of. that's what he said. and because of their courage and their resolve, because of the courage and resolve of their allies, it was taken care of. from the sea and sky, nearly 160,000 allied troops desce

congress, the allied forces and they did their duty. now the question for us is, in our, our trial, well, we do ours. we're living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. then a point since the end of world war 2 essentially bridges were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity, against gable guys crushing brutality they are. and 1st the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. that their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. most of the day beds and still with this have lived very long lives. they are all now around the age of a 100. and they are still telling their story, the w's one in corresponded. period boss introduces us to one of them tonight. the british veteran john roberts, the allied landings in normandy, the beginning of the end of nazi ruled. as a young marine john rob this 4th at the front line. i have until the last and able to the ride love and trouble well being bombed a lot. and from where we, where the whole beach became lit up e

on a lot of people's mind said during these commemorations for the day because of course, the allied forces of that force here. so bravely well hoping that they would never see more again in europe. but we have more gain in the house of europe, and that is something that we know to revise. and we'll talk about that is something that we can expect for the international leaders to talk about. looks really say policy, have the see to saw. i didn't know to invite russian president vladimir, bruce, you know, any russian delegation in the pasta has been a russian delegation will appear soon because are in democracy contribution to world war 2. no, they see it though. they least say, says that is because of, for us is a war of aggression in ukraine. instead, the lisa has invited the crating and present load them is a lensky to be here, a simple, they say, all the facts, this birth of the day continues because you have ukranian forces fighting the lease a says full freedom and for democracy, those very same values that the forces, the allied forces were fighting for a few years ago. thank you for t

. >>> a solemn anniversary. 80 years since d-day, when the allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy during world war ii. president biden will be there this morning, meeting with veterans and giving remarks. what we can expect to hear. >>> amanda knox facing an italian court as she's reconvicted of slander in connection to the murder of her roommate. what the new conviction means for knox. >>> back in d.c. x s, senate republicans blocking the right to birth control. democrats seizing on the vote, all with an eye ahead to november. >>> despite markers for a strong economy, many americans don't believe they'll get to lee tire retire at all. >>> and tipping fatigue setting in. which industries are seeing the drop. it's thursday, june 6. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm frances rivera. president biden is arriving in normandy this morning to mark the 80th anniversary of the d-day invasion. he will join dozens of world leaders and deliver a speech. the white house says the remarks will focus on the enduring cause of preserving democracy. the president and first lady wi

there are trial allied forces of the day did their duty. i always considered myself one of the lucky ones that survived. because so many of us did your actions read confident and felt of that's a well, we recall the less than that comes to us. again and again, across the decade, 3 nations, the stand together to oppose to democracy is never guaranteed. every generation must preserve or defended and fight for also it coming up for 4 days. vote is across the european union are choosing a new european parliament. if the polls are accurate, there will be big games for the far right. some of these right wing and politicians are trying to settle, thought i should be the european at calibration, and that would be very helpful. doesn't make any sense to me. which i'll review is watching on tv, as in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome, we begin day remembering the day 80 years ago. on june 6th 1944 more than a 150 allied soldiers begin the largest air land enabled invasion in the history of the world. on the french beaches

it was 80 years ago today allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy. the invasion leading to the defeat of the nazis 11 months later. this morning a much different scene as the sun rose. veterans, many around 100 years old, are gathering for what is likely their last trip back to france. president biden is kicking off a day of remembrance, invoking the memory of allies united against tyranny, much like today's allied nations standing behind ukraine. france did not invite russia, a world war ii ally, because of its war against ukraine. it comes as french authorities are investigating a possible terror plot after an explosion at a hotel near paris. cbs' jarred hill is following all the day's developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. one person is in custody in relation to that explosion at the hotel room near the paris airport. and while that possible terrorism investigation is under way, president biden and world leaders are preparing to mark this 80th anniversary of d-day. president biden expected to call for unity now as the w

the allied forces of the day did their duty. now the question for us is, in our, our trial, well, we do ours a living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. that a point since the end of world war 2 essentially beaches were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity, against gable guys, crushing brutality of they are. and 1st the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. that their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. and as we, how do i know that crosses from so we provide ukraine with the french made 5 digits defense presidencies. the planes will arrive by the end of the year. the middle is 2005 digit ended service in the late 19 ninety's and was considered one of the best combat aircraft of that era. for us would also start reading ukrainian pilots. as part of the plans. the question of western aid and training for ukraine remains of the test the subject. however, for both russia and mitchell they've already been working together in neighb

i'm anderson cooper on june 6, 1944, american, canadian, british, and other allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. nearly 160,000 troops landed along five beaches in normandy, france. and what became known as d-day it was a turning point in the war in europe world war ii was fought against fascist regimes and germany and italy and imperial japan the victory of democratic principles was hard. one but 80 years have passed since d-day. and we thought it a good time to take a look at the state of our democracy today over the next hour, cnn's jake tapper looks back at d-day sacrifices. so many young men made on those beaches in normandy that day. and what it means to us now what were we fighting for? >> we were locked a battle with fascism. we're fighting for our freedom, for the freedom to think as we wish kopan with they gave their life to preserve and protect that constitution they died for our democracy. >> that wasn't the thing that we're thinking about when they ran out of the landing craft, whatever. but at the end of the day, that's what they were protect

allies, dwight d. eisenhower, waited. the largest force ever of its kind, built by 12 nations -- men, guns, planes, naval craft of every description -- waited. the world, captive and free, finally, eisenhower's forecasters said there was a window in the weather. it would open briefly on tuesday the 6th of june. the general weighed the options and gave the order: at dawn, the allies would strike. the great crusade to free europe from tyranny would begin. that night, general eisenhower drove to the english town of newbury to visit paratroopers of the 101st airborne. they were men from all over america. it was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours. that was the estimate. but they were brave, they were resolute, and they were ready. one soldier told general eisenhower, quote, don't worry, sir. the 101st is on the job. everything will be taken care of. that's what he said. and because of their courage and their resolve, because of the courage and resolve of their allies, it was taken care of.■ from the sea and sky, nearly 160,

good men and women fought for liberty and thousands of our allied forces paid the sacrifice. the bedrock that led to the ultimate defeat of the rising tierney of nazi germany. your presence has enabled us to build strong alliances between nations and leaders in order to defeat threats to democracy, human rights, and freedom. your merciful power allows our military forces to defeat the darkness of that day and every day since then we have had the hope of liberty and justice for all. help us to remember the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, to consider their hurts and their needs more highly than their own. god bless our nation, the ceremony possible. bless the great citizens of the united states of america and all of those who strive to uphold the ideals that our nation's heroes fought to safeguard. god bless our servicemen and women, past and present, here and around the world, and their families. god bless america, in your holy name i pray, amen. >>us please be seated. before i introduce our first speaker, it is my great privilege to introduce representative

to take a lesson from the allied cooperation that defeated nazi germany, force congress. the allied forces did their duty. now the question for us is, in our, our trial, well we do ours. we're living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. then they point, since the end of world war 2, essentially bridges were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity, against gable guys crushing brutality they are. and 1st the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. but their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. as we've heard a manual macross us from so i'll provide you crane with french made 5 digits. the french president says the planes will arrive by the end of the year, the fronds, but also stock training ukrainian pilots. and there are 2000 engines service in the late 19 ninety's and was considered one of the best combat to aircraft of the era macro had previously suggested that nato troops could be deployed with in ukraine for training sessions. the id of nathan sole, just in ukraine, in any

the campaign was a major step towards the allied forces victory in world war 2. when the 4000 soldiers were killed on the day, and another 5000 us president joe biden has flown to france to join commemorations at the start of a 5 day state visit. and it's coming to. tasha butler is live of sold beach in normandy, as i mentioned that natasha, the us president has arrived. what can we expect for the next few days? so that's why j biden has arrived and frauds, and the focus of his visit, of course, will be these day commemorations are expecting us present to meet us world war 2 veterans here in norman the some of them actually took part in d. j a that age is ranging with told from 96 to 107. so no doubt they will be sharing some of the stories, memories with the us presence a job i don't will on the 6th of june, which is a d days south. will you will be presiding over a memorial service of us cemetery or the homepage, and then it will be taking part in an international ceremony, along with thousands of others a heads. the states here will be hosted by the french pre

. >> on this day in 1944, tens of thousands of americans were among the coalition of allied forces that stormed the beaches of nazi occupied france. and they're successful landing that day marked a major turning point that led to germany's defeat the following year. in normandy, president biden and other world leaders gathered to honore the service and sacrifices those troops made on d-day earlier, he met with some of the last remaining us veterans who were actually there in normandy on d-day. and later he attended a somber ceremony that included a flyover the president also delivered remarks stressing the importance of defending democracy we live at a time when democracy and more at risk across the world than a point since the end of world war ii, since these beaches were stormed in 1944 now i have to ask ourselves, when we stand against tyranny, against evil, against crushing brutality of the iron fist when we stand for freedom, we defend democracy we stand together my answer is yes and only can be yes students melissa bell joins us now, live from the region and it appears that she's

and the allied forces who stormed those beaches of normandy on this very day in 1944. remember the 73,000 allied service members who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. >> brian: peter doocy joins us now from normandy. peter? >> peter: and this plateau behind us where there is now an american cemetery is about as far as the successful allied forces made it on d-day after fighting to reclaim the beach and then scaling some very steep cliffs. 80 years ago seems like a long time, except to the people that were there, including some who are here today. >> you can never repeat those kids who lost their lives there. >> for a 19-year-old, which i was then, was extremely important. i wasn't afraid. i was brought up by the event happening. >> peter: already this morning here in normandy, president biden has met with some of the world war ii veterans in france right now. ahead of a ceremony that is going to feature flyovers and remarks from the president. we know during this trip president biden plans to eventually start drawing parallels between the decisions u.s. policy

congress, the allied forces. indeed they did their duty. now the question for us is, in our, our trial, well, we do ours. we're living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. that a point sense the end of world war 2 essentially beaches were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves what we stand against charity against gable guys crushing brutality of the are. and 1st me the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. but their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. as i've had the french presidents and my new of my process, friends will provide ukraine with 5 digits. the french president says the french made plans will arrive by the end of the year. france would also start training ukrainian pilots. the mirage of 2000 ensign service in the late 19 ninety's and was considered one of the best combat aircraft of that era macro and had previously suggested that nato troops could be deployed with in ukraine for training missions . the day of native soldiers in ukraine in any capacity would b

in their generation, in their hour of trial, the allied forces of d-day did their duty.e question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours? we're living in a time when the world than at any point since the end of the world war ii -- since these beaches were stormed in 1944. now, we have to ask ourselves, will we stand against tyranny, against evil, against crushing brutality of the iron fist? will we stand for freedom? will we defend democracy? will we stand together? [applause] my answer is yes. and it only can be yes. [applause] we're not far off from the time when the last living voices of those who fought and bled on d-day will no erwith us. so, we have a special obligation. we cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come. we must remember it, must honor it, and live it. and we must remember, the fact that they were heroes here that day does not absolve us from what we have to do today. democracy is never guaranteed. every generation must preserve it, defend it, and fight for it. in memory of those who fought here, died here, lite

and as we've been saying, the day i'm the landing of allied forces on the beaches of normandy mocked a turning point in the 2nd world war. and on this ac is kind of a 3 representatives of oil allies except russia. as we've just heard honoring those who force and died secrets, freedom. 80 years after d day, u. s. soldiers fly over this historic site, the beaches of normandy. this is where the allied troops landed in 1944. the end of the 2nd world war and the liberation of europe began here of the day was the 6 of 21944 allied forces from the u. k. the united states, canada, and other countries, landed on normandy beaches on a stretch of around 100 kilometers between shareable and it was the largest landing operation in the war, supported by 6004 ships and abilene troops. the allies eventually advanced into french mainland and further to germany. via preparations around the day have been he is in the making soviet lead a startling, wanted this western allies to open a new front in western europe to pose nazi germany found. at the time germany occupied funds and had heavily fortified the

the allied forces did their duty . now the question for us is that our, our try will we do ours. we live in a time when democracy in more risk across the world. then a point sense the end of world war 2 essentially beaches were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity against gable guides, crushing brutality of they are. and 1st the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. that their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. as as we've heard, a manual. my cross, as friends, will provide you crane with french made defined subjects. the french president says the plans that arrive by the end of the funds would also start finding ukrainian pilots, the mirage, 2000 ends in service and the last 19 ninety's and was considered one of the best combat the aircraft of that era. cool had previously suggested that nato troops could be deployed within ukraine for training missions. the idea of nature, soldiers and ukraine in any capacity would be seen as a significant escalation in that conflict. they've already been working

almost 40 years after the war, because of this, allied forces stand on this continent. today,40 our armies are here for only one purpose to protect and defend democracy. the only territories we hold are memorials like this one, and graveyards where our heroes rest. we in america have learned bitter lessons from two world wars. it is better to be here ready to protect the peace than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. we've learned that isolation in ism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with expansionist intent. but we try always to be preped for peace, prepared to deter aggression. prepared to negotiate the reduction of arms. and yes. prepare to reach out again in the spirit of reconciliation. in truth, there is no reconciliation. we would welcome more than a reconciliation with the soviet union. so together we can listen. lessen the risk of war now and forever. it's fitting to remember here the great losses also suffered by the russian people during world war two. 20 million per

and president biden himself was alive when allied forces fought against hitler. now he's leading this coalition of western and european nations against the aggression of russia. i can't help but just wonder, are we seeing history repeat itself, doug? what's your perspective? >> well, i don't know if it's quite repeating itself, but it's looking at how some similar atmospherics at the very least. it's usually a moment, you know, in past commemorations russia would often be there at utah and omaha, russia lost millions in world war ii and were part of this commemoration, and now of course they're not allowing putin there, nor should they, because he is acting in an egregious dictatorial fashion. if i were looking for one big takeaway, i mean, when reagan went it was about continuing to win the cold war, pope john paul ii, maggie thatcher, chancellor cole, there was this notion of a generation of democracy on the march in europe. it's about pop list strong arm right wing authoritarianism lurching forward, and so it is a new threat. it is a new kind of authoritarian

the allied forces did their duty. now the question for us is, in our, our trial where we do ours. we're living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. that a point since the end of world war 2 essentially pieces were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against charity against gable guides, crushing brutality of the iron fist. the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. that their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history and from the memories of past conflicts to the realities of current ones. at least 37 people have been killed and it is really air strike on the united nation school in gauze that he went to. the european union have condemned. the attack that are calling for an independent inquiry is really military says with a carried out a precise strike targeting him off. and his womic jihad fighters involved with the october 7th attacks were hiding out in the school, around 6000 palestinians from only because a, with sheltering in this former school. an unreal facility in new the right when it was target

the allied forces did their duty. now the question for us is that our, our try will we do ours? we're living at a time when democracy in more risk across the world. that a point since the end of world war 2, essentially beaches were storm in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves what we stand against charity, against gable guys, crushing brutality they are. and 1st the number of world war 2 veterans is dwindling. but their contribution to defeating fascism will forever be remembered by history. a daniel tubman is a professor of modern history at queen mary university of london. i asked him what lessons we can learn from the day about the challenges we face today. good question . um, i mean, i always think of this as being uh, an event is about an international bustle. um wallace full by the lines uh, a lines that have to come to get them. and suppose the differences of opinion differences are really preventive and purchase an audiology in order to achieve something that was a quick fix. so, so yeah, there's a powerful lesson method of thinking about how we can some purpose in the f

the allied forces of d-day did duty.the question for us is, in our our trial, will we do ours? we live in a time democracy even more at risk across the world than they point since the end of world war two, centuries, beaches were stormed in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves where we stand against tyranny, against evil. against crushing brutality of the iron fist. we stand for freedom. we demand democracy. we stand together. my answer is yes. it only can be yes. we're not far off from the time the last living voices, those who fought and bled on d-day will no longer be with us. so we have a special obligation. we cannot allow what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come. we must remember. it must honor it and live it. we must remember the fact that ey were heroes here. that day does not absolve us from what we have to do today. democracy is never guaranteed. every generation must preserve it, defend it, and fight for it. that's the test of the ages. in memory of those who fought here, died here, literal