People & Stories

Commander, 21st Army Group

Bernard Montgomery

British

Commanded Allied ground forces during the initial Normandy assault phase.

Supreme Allied Commander

Dwight D. Eisenhower

American

Commander of the Allied expeditionary force responsible for launching Operation Overlord.

German field marshal

Erwin Rommel

German

Responsible for strengthening coastal defences in France before the invasion.

Commander of D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Remembering Major John Howard at Pegasus Bridge

British

A personal reflection on the memorial to Major John Howard, the British officer who led the glider assault on Pegasus Bridge in the opening minutes of D-Day. The article looks at his role in Operation Deadstick, the bravery of his men, and why the memorial remains such a powerful place of remembrance.

Rifleman

Rifleman Jack Stewart: Buried Somewhere Among His Comrades at Bény-sur-Mer

Canadian

A personal reflection on the special memorial headstone of Rifleman Jack Stewart at Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy. Jack Stewart died on D-Day while serving with The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, but although he is known to be buried somewhere in the cemetery, his exact grave location is unknown.