Chesil Beach, Dorset. 6th June 2019. A British Union flag commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day is flown from a house in sunny Fortuneswell, overlooking Chesil Beach. Nearby Weymouth and Portland harbours were embarkation points for tens of thousands of U.S. troops heading for 'Omaha' beach in Normandy, France, on 6th June 1944. credit: stuart fretwell/Alamy Live News - Stock Image