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British World War II veteran Anthony Pratt (front), 89, from the Royal Marines, and British World War II veteran Frederick Wyatt (back), 92, from the 48th Royal Commando Dragoon Guard, visit Bayeux’s war cemetery, on June 5, 2014, in northern France, a day before the start of the D-Day commemorations. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 70th anniversary since the launch of ‘Operation Overlord’, a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER