On 6 June 1944, Allied forces embarked on the largest amphibious invasion in history. In this project we recorded the personal stories of those who planned the mission, stormed the beaches, parachuted into enemy territory, and battled through the difficult terrain of Normandy.
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Cornelius Snelling
Cornelius Snelling served on the Black Swan-class sloop HMS Wildgoose. The Wildgoose was one of...


Albert Malin
From loading LCTs on the build up to D Day, to being adrift in the...


Fred Danckwardt
During World War II, Fred Danckwardt survived 45 Operations with Bomber Command. He then returned...


Tom Cromie
Tom Cromie was a dispatch rider for the Royal Artillery and on D-Day was lucky...


Christian Lamb
Christian Lamb provides a humorous and detailed account of her life as a 3rd Officer...


Dennis Bowen
Dennis Bowen provides a very detailed account of his Normandy Campaign in the East Yorkshire...


Michael Gibbons
Despite the unrelenting nature and importance of the work he did, Michael Gibbons stills
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Andrzej Jeziorski
In September 1939 Germany and Russia invaded Poland. Hitler ordered his armies to kill without...


Buster Brown
Going against his father's wishes, Buster joins the Navy. He confesses to being terrified at...


Harry Eddy
Harry spent his time in the Navy aboard a Tank landing craft. He was one...


Don McArthur
Don McArthur was one of the 9th Airborne Para's who dropped into Normandy to take...


Harry Card
Harry was a look out on HMS Swift. From his vantage point he witnessed some...

About D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (1944)
On 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, beginning the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe. D-Day and the subsequent Normandy Campaign were defining moments of the Second World War, fought at immense cost. As time passes, it becomes ever more important to preserve the voices of those who were there.
Legasee’s Normandy Veterans Project
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, Legasee partnered with the Normandy Veterans Association, the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth, and schools in Portsmouth and Chatham to capture first-hand accounts of the campaign. With funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the project recorded 100 interviews with veterans, adding to an archive of 70 earlier testimonies. These personal stories provide a deeply moving insight into the realities of war.
As well as being free to view in the Legasee Archive, the interviews form part of a permanent exhibition at the D-Day Museum, ensuring that future generations can hear directly from those who served.
In addition, veterans’ voices from the archive feature in a series of Legasee’s The Veterans’ Voice podcast, bringing their experiences to life through compelling storytelling and expert narration.