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Reenactments commemorate D-Day near Normandy — PHOTOS

Reenactments and a motorbike parade featuring some 150 vintage US Army motorbikes took place near Normandy this week to commemorate the D-Day landings.

The Associated Press
June 5, 2024 - 5:58 pm
 
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Reenactors fix their car near a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D- ...
Reenactors fix their car near a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Veterans and world dignitaries gather in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
A reenactor smokes a cigar while riding a US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike at Utah Bea ...
A reenactor smokes a cigar while riding a US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
A US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike is pictured at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont ...
A US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike is pictured at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Reenactors ride US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-M ...
Reenactors ride US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Reenactors riding US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes stop for a rest at Utah Beach near ...
Reenactors riding US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes stop for a rest at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Reenactors riding US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes stop for a rest at Utah Beach near ...
Reenactors riding US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes stop for a rest at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes speed by Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Norma ...
US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbikes speed by Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
A reenactor performs some maintenance on his US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike at Utah ...
A reenactor performs some maintenance on his US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
A reenactor sits on a US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie ...
A reenactor sits on a US army vintage Harley Davidson motorbike at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes on Tuesday took part in a road parade near D-Day landing beaches. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
A reenactor rests at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2 ...
A reenactor rests at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Reenactors take part in a ceremony along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France ...
Reenactors take part in a ceremony along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
A reenactor rests in front of Utah beach during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of ...
A reenactor rests in front of Utah beach during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Veterans and world dignitaries gather in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Reenactors have lunch near a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day ...
Reenactors have lunch near a bunker during the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Veterans and world dignitaries gather in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landings. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Reenactors drive a vintage US Army jeep along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, F ...
Reenactors drive a vintage US Army jeep along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Reenactors drive a vintage US Army jeep along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, F ...
Reenactors drive a vintage US Army jeep along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Reenactments and a motorbike parade featuring some 150 vintage US Army Harley Davidson motorbikes took place near Normandy this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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