As part of our series of historic D-Day photos, we take a look back at how the operation unfolded and the people involved.
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![Crew of a motor topedo boat](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3MDY5OWM1LWEwMjgtNGFmNi04ZTI2LTFlMTE3MjliNDVlNTo3Y2E2ZDFkNS1jNjU2LTQ2MDYtOTBiNi03MzE1OTAzNzczNzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![A typical assault craft boatyard on our South of England inland waterways. It was in these yards that the hundreds of assault craft were constructed for the beach landings on the Continent.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJiNTNkOTNjLTEyZTktNDE1NS1iMDUwLTU2NzhkNDJkY2U1NzozMGVkNWI5My0yZmJlLTRlNjEtYTNmZi02ZjU1OGEzYzc0MTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. D Day memories
A typical assault craft boatyard on our South of England inland waterways. It was in these yards that the hundreds of assault craft were constructed for the beach landings on the Continent.Photo: The News archive
![Holiday makers at a South Coast town watch men of the Pioneer Corps marching along the esplanade to the embarkation piers](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk3OGY5MGQ2LWVmYWUtNDQ2OC04MDQwLTJiMjg2NTk5ZTJkMzoxYTQ0ZDNkNi05YmE5LTQxZjItYjUwOS1kOTY5M2QzZmQ2OTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. D Day memories
Holiday makers at a South Coast town watch men of the Pioneer Corps marching along the esplanade to the embarkation piersPhoto: The News archive
![Mulberry Harbour sections off the Isle of Wight(c) The News, War Series 3377](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkzMmQzN2Y4LWY3ZTAtNGNiZC05MjFkLTQwMDJhM2UxOTgwNzo3MGZjZTQ4MC01ZDk1LTQyMDYtYTUzZi1hZDFjYmY3MGQ2NzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. D Day memories
Mulberry Harbour sections off the Isle of Wight(c) The News, War Series 3377Photo: The News archive