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✓ Published: 06-Jun-2024
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✓ Published: 06-Jun-2024
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<p>On the 80th anniversary of D Day, a Whitstable veteran has revealed how the operation remained a secret until the very last moment.</p><p>Allied forces had tricked the German army into thinking they would cross from Dover to Calais.</p><p>The largest ever seaborn invasion was actually launched from Portsmouth and landed in Normandy.</p><p>John Roberts, who is now 100, was on board a navy destroyer. He's been speaking to reporter Rhys Griffiths.</p>
<p>On the 80th anniversary of D Day, a Whitstable veteran has revealed how the operation remained a secret until the very last moment.</p><p>Allied forces had tricked the German army into thinking they would cross from Dover to Calais.</p><p>The largest ever seaborn invasion was actually launched from Portsmouth and landed in Normandy.</p><p>John Roberts, who is now 100, was on board a navy destroyer. He's been speaking to reporter Rhys Griffiths.</p>
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