Australia Honours Heroes on 80th Anniversary of D-Day

Australian servicemen contributed to land, sea, and air attacks which turned World World II in the Allies’ favour.

Royal Marines of 47 Commando and civilians commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings by landing at a beach at Asnelles in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024. Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Australian forces who participated in the D-Day invasion of the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 were remembered yesterday by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the 80th anniversary of Operation Overload.

Mr. Albanese said in Parliament on June 6 that the anniversary was a reminder that the act that turned the tide of World War II in the Allies’ favour, “rightly holds a place in our collective hearts as one of the most extraordinary turning points in global history.”