Mary Melville recalls D-Day as a 17 year-old

D-Day landings

D-Day landings Source: Wikipedia/Robert F. Sargent/Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (NAID 355)/ Public Domain

Commemoration ceremonies have been held to mark 75 years since the Allied air and sea military offensive on the 6th of June, 1944, where they landed on the shores of Normandy in France during World War II to liberate France from Nazi rule. Mary Melville was only 17 years of age at the time, and had four brothers fighting in the war. She speaks to Mayada Kordy Khalil about the memories and the atmosphere of D-Day at the time. The audio includes an introduction in Kurdish and the interview with Ms Malville is in English.


This interview is from 2014.


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