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Dunning is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland with a population of about 1,000. The village centres around the 12th–13th century former parish church of St. Serf, where the Dupplin Cross is displayed ( Historic Scotland ; open in summer without entrance charge).
The scheme for classifying buildings in Scotland is: Category A: "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic; or fine, little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."
Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east.
On June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, beginning the end of WWII.
American and Allied forces prepare for landing on Normandy beaches in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, ...
In April, No. 4 Commando supported by 50 men from the Canadian Carleton and York Regiment and some Royal Engineers, took part in Operation Abercrombie a raid on Hardelot, France. This was a small raid with just two hours ashore. Its objectives were to reconnoitre and damage the beach defences, take prisoners and destroy a searchlight battery.
President Biden met Thursday with veterans who landed on the shores of Normandy beaches, during his trip to France marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The president and first lady Jill Biden ...
Map Men is an edutainment mini-series [2] [3] currently in its fourth series, which is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A mix of comedy and geography , [ 4 ] its videos regularly attract 1-5 million views on YouTube .