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British Soldier In Normandy For D-Day Anniversary Drowns In Canal

Poppy wreath left near Pegasus Bridge, the site of first combat during the D-Day invasion. A 30-year-old British soldier, a member of a contingent participating in ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings has died after trying to swim across the Caen canal late Saturday night near Pegasus Bridge, the first site freed from the Germans by British troops during the massive Allied invasion in June 1944. On Monday, June 3, 2019, in Benouville, Normandy, France. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4455830
Date Taken	3 June 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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