By Weekend Reporters
Published: 22:30 BST, 31 May 2019 | Updated: 03:03 BST, 1 June 2019
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CHIN UP! TROOPS ARE WAVED OFF ON D-DAY AND WELCOMED TO EUROPE
A dip, a skip, a toast to the troops – these heartwarming images, brilliantly enhanced with vivid colour, show there was plenty to smile about away from the battlefield
Learning the ropes: soldiers enjoy a skip with children before heading off to France
Doing the rounds: locals in east London give troops bound for Normandy a cheery send-off with bottles of milk
Come on in, the water’s lovely: two US soldiers take a dip on a beach just days after the landings
Inky pinky parlez-vous: British soldiers aboard a boat on their way to the Normandy beaches enjoy the lull before the storm by swotting up on a tourist guide to France
