Caen

In July 2024, Mbappe completed the takeover of Ligue 2 side Caen, investing £12.6m in a majority stake.

Lamb said she had a special resolve to help drive the Nazis out of France, particularly the centers of art and culture like Caen and Bayeux, where she had studied before the war.

On Tuesday evening, candles were lit by children at graves in Cambes-en-Plaine, the resting place for several Royal Ulster Rifles 2nd Battalion soldiers who fought in Cambes Wood and the battle for Caen.

Fighting by 7 June, The Irish News detailed, was continuing 10 miles inland at Caen but there were "losses less than anticipated".

But also seared into survivors’ memories in Normandy are massive Allied bombing raids that pulverized towns, villages and the cities of Caen, Rouen and Le Havre, burying victims and turning skies fire-red.