The ceremony dedicated to the anniversary of the allied landing, began in Normandy
OUISTREHAM (France), 6 Jun - Victoria Ivanova, Last news . Solemn ceremony with participation of the heads of States and governments from over twenty countries have begun on the beach " Riva Bella " in Normandy in the 70-th anniversary of the landing of allied forces.
Beach " Riva Bella ", in 1944, codenamed Sword Beach - one of the parts of the landing almost 29 thousand British soldiers who faced the enemy's defenses and by the end of D-Day " lost here 630 people killed and wounded.
Guests of the event will witness large-scale production with the participation presumably five hundred military musicians and 650 actors that in 4 actions remind you about the events of D-Day ". The total number of participants of the play is two thousand people.
in the event Together with 7 thousand Guests of the celebrations is the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin, his colleague from the USA Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the British Queen Elizabeth the Second, won the elections of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and other leaders. Putin sitting on the podium between the President of Czech Republic Milos Zeman and Governor-General of New Zealand Jerry Mataparae.
Guests from cars to the podium accompanied pair of children. The only one who brought almost to the podium, was the Queen of great Britain.
The holiday will take place on the beach area, which is equal to the square of fifteen football fields. Besides the stage and the audience area, separate tribune of which with a capacity of 3000 people dedicated to the participants of the landing companions on the current site is located in the press centre, which are more than 1000 correspondents.