Wearside military and veteran armed forces organisations gathered at the Mowbray Park Cenotaph to observe tributes to the Normandy operation.
The D-Day landings and associated airborne operations saw Allied Forces invade Nazi-occupied northern France on June 6, 1944, in what was the largest seaborne landing operation in history.
As was the case last year, on the event’s 76th anniversary, Covid restrictions have meant that the date has been marked in an adapted way.
Some 4,000 Allied troops died on the day itself, while around 9,000 were recorded as having been wounded or missing.
Total German casualties on the day are not known, but are estimated at somewhere between 4,000 and 9,000 men.
Thousands of French civilians also perished, mainly as a result of bombing raids carried out by the Allies.
1. A sombre ceremony
Veterans organisations turned out for a second D-Day anniversary commemoration in Sunderland under Covid restrictions on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Photo: Barry Barraclough
2. We will remember them
Ex-armed forces servicemen on Wearside observed the 77th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Photo: Barry Barraclough
3. A day of relection
Commemorations were held at the Mowbray Park war memorial in Sunderland. Photo: Barry Barraclough
4. Ready to remember
Veterans and their families turn out to mark the occasion, despite a second year of Covid restrictions. Photo: Barry Barraclough