O-Day - Ten Years After - Field Marshal Lord Montgomery with a group of commanders at Ranville. He told the men and families of the Paratroop division that "Ranville is the only place wish to revisit during the annual Pilgrimages and I will do so every year as long as have life and strength".Ten years ago thousands of British assault troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin their task of Liberating Europe. And yesterday thousands of people stood again on those beaches dining Hymns in memory of those who had fought and died at D-Day. June 7, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).