Pakistan Defence

D-Day was the start of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied western Europe

The operation, involving 156,000 Allied troops, was intended to bring WW2 to an end

Nineteen heads of state are in France, including the Queen, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Hundreds of WW2 veterans are also attending - the last significant anniversary most will witness

As many as 4,000 Allied troops and 9,000 German died in one day

All times are in BST (GMT +1)