Hundreds of WW2 Marines arrive in Belfast

Hundreds of US Marines have arrived in Derry City to commemorate its place in Second World War history.

Hundreds of WW2 Marines arrive in Belfast

Hundreds of US Marines have arrived in Derry City to commemorate its place in Second World War history.

Derry provided key support to the North Atlantic convoy routes that supplied Britain and Russia during much of the war and at least 20,000 US troops were stationed in the city.

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