'I was shot and captured after the D-Day landings'
Jim Glennie was an 18-year-old soldier when he faced the terrifying reality of the D-Day landings in 1944.
Allied forces began landing on the beaches of Northern France to liberate Europe from German troops on 6 June 1944. "But the water was just up to the knees, so it was alright. I got on to the sand and I looked down and there was a body floating. He wasn't one of our boys. He was an older kind of chap. He was floating back and fore with the waves.Jim Glennie was an 18-year-old soldier when he faced the terrifying reality of the D-Day landings
"When I got captured, you had to take off your watch. My mother had given me a ring, they took off the ring. I said 'no, no' but the boy was going to punch me.Jim Glennie is pictured sitting side-on at the back holding his drink in front of him "Somebody says it's the 19th of August. I said 'that's my birthday!' And everybody shouted 'yesssssss!'"The only thing was you were always hungry, always hungry."The then Prince Charles met Jim Glennie - photographed in front of his portrait - in 2015.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
UK weather: 13C or -9C? It will feel very different depending on where you are todayNot everywhere is shivering through January - up in Aberdeenshire, temperatures could hit 13C today. Down South, a cold weather alert has been extended.
Lire la suite »
The man behind Blackpool Tower's famous circus clown MookyMooky The Clown moonlights as a clown by day and designer by night...
Lire la suite »
The tragic Preston bride murdered on her wedding day aged just 16Annie Ratcliffe was killed by the man who was meant to become her husband
Lire la suite »
Happy Death Day 3 gets a disappointing update'Our chances are dimming.'
Lire la suite »
Car on St Ives railway branch line at Carbis BayThe vehicle went down an embankment in west Cornwall, forcing services to be cancelled all day.
Lire la suite »
The day women's football embarrassed itself and showed how much WSL needs to changeChelsea’s frozen pitch against Liverpool was embarrassing. “It has not been handled in the right way.' Everyone agrees that women’s football deserves better. It’s time to show it.
Lire la suite »