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D-Day Anniversary Events
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The D-Day Museum in Southsea
tiny This summer is the 60th anniversary of D-day - the start of the Normandy landings and the liberation of France.
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tiny To commemorate the planning and carrying out of the invasion in communities across South of England, and to recognise the sacrifices made by those involved, there are a range of special events and exhibitions being staged.

Read about some of the highlights.


Date
Event
Venue and weblink
All year
D-Day and Dorset
01258 482258
5 April - 26 June
D-Day! Gosport's Role in The Great Enterprise
023 9258 8035
4 May - 20 June
D-Day and Christchurch Exhibition
01202 482860
17 May - 3 July
D-Day and Beyond: Basingstoke and Deane's Story
01256 465902
22 May - 9 Jan
'The Blunt End' - the build-up to D-Day at Priddy's Hard
023 9258 8035
9 May - 6 June
Back to the 40s - Manor Farm in Wartime
20 May - 31 Oct
'And Life Went On' - Exhibition of photographs and artefacts from 1940s when Wilton House was requisitioned as HQ of Southern Command for the planning of Operation Overlord.
22nd May -
D-Day in the Western Solent exhibition
27 May
D-Day lecture - The Blunt End - Priddy's Hard and D-Day by Chris Henry - Curator, Explosion! Museum, Gosport
023 9282 7261
27 May - 30 Sept
Portsmouth and D-Day Exhibition
023 9282 67722
29 May - 6 June
Exhibition of Wartime Memories
01202 882533
Priest's House Museum, Wimborne
31 May - 26 Sept
Normandy to Netley - Photo exhibition on Netley Hospital
023 8045 5157
June -
Lepe and the Mulberry Harbours - display boards
June -
D-Day exhibits
01252 314598
1-14 June
Invasion 1944
01962 877826
Winchester Military Museums
4-12 June
D-Day Photographic Exhibition featuring pictures by Robert Capa and Frank Scherslel
5 June - 30 June
Exbury/HMS Mastodon D-Day 60th Anniversary Exhibition
9-12 June
Life in the Parish of St Thomas', Elson, Gosport - exhibition photographs, personal accounts and artefacts
St Thomas' Church, Elson, Gosport
13 June
Second World War theme Summer Fayre
St Thomas' Church, Elson, Gosport
14 June
Songs of Praise for D. Day procession to the embarkation ramp at Hardway led by a Pipe Major. Symbolic launching of a boat by Hardway Sailing Club, and a wreath of poppies will be laid in the harbour, to remember all those who embarked from Hardway, but did not return.
St Thomas' Church, Elson, Gosport
19 - 25 June
Weymouth's Veterans' Festival
3 July - 12 September
Southampton to Utah: D-Day. Photographic displays, including previously unseen works by legendary photographers Robert Capa and Frank Scherschel. and special exhibition from the gallery's permanent collection
24 June
24 June Operation Overlord - lecture by David Lee a selection of film and sound recordings from Wessex Film and Sound Archive.
01962 846154
Hampshire Records Office, Winchester
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the listings, BBC Southampton takes no responsibility for cancelled or altered events. Check official websites or call phone numbers for latest information. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.

If you would like to add a D-Day Anniversary event to this listing, e-mail: southampton@bbc.co.uk.
 
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