Join us at Ramsgate Tunnels as we join communities all over the country to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D-day Landings with a talk and Fish and Chip supper.
Our evening begins at 6.00pm with our resident historian, Isaac Naylor, presenting a talk about local involvement during, and the impact of this immense military operation: ‘Wetbobs, Soldiers, and Coastal Forces – Ramsgate, Richborough and D-Day’.
The D-Day landings still rank as the largest amphibious landing in history, and as historian Peter Caddick-Adams summarised so succinctly, ‘Tuesday 6th June 1944, was a day like no other.’
D-Day is an international story, a national story, an epic saga writ large in the annals of history; it is also a local one, with almost every corner of Britain having some connection to the event.
This talk, 80 years to the day, examines the local impact and contribution of Ramsgate and Richborough in the preparations for and successful execution of D-Day.
The talk will cover those forces who were trained and billeted locally, implementation of the large-scale deception operation, and the construction of invaluable components of the famous Mulberry Harbours.
The Fish and Chip supper will be served after the talk.
Lighting of the lamps and the international tribute will commence at 9.15pm proceeded by a bagpipe medley to signify the bravery and spirit of those on the beaches.