A Winston Churchill impersonator delighted crowds gathered to commemorate D-Day in northern France on Friday.

The unidentified man gave the British wartime leader's iconic victory salute during the D-Day parade in the Normandy town of Port-en-Bessin.

Hundreds of veterans gathered in France on Friday to honour the sacrifice of those who died in the D-Day landings.

World leaders also attended ceremonies honouring Allied forces who fought in the largest combined land, air and naval operation in history.

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