D Day - Scots troops hit the beach:
D-Day - the greatest invasion in history, was launched against Nazi-occupied Europe on 6th June 1944. More than 300,000 British, American and other Allied troops fought their way onto the beaches of France. We hear the harrowing stories of Scottish D-Day veterans. They tell us of their thoughts and fears, as they made their journey across the Channel to France. They were all young, untried soldiers and they convey poignant first impressions of the horror that awaited them.
D-Day - the greatest invasion in history, was launched against Nazi-occupied Europe on 6th June 1944. More than 300,000 British, American and other Allied troops fought their way onto the beaches of France. We hear the harrowing stories of Scottish D-Day veterans. They tell us of their thoughts and fears, as they made their journey across the Channel to France. They were all young, untried soldiers and they convey poignant first impressions of the horror that awaited them.
