Search for stories of Sunderland's D-Day heroes

The countdown is on to the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

We want your family's memories of the day the world was changed forever.

The liberation of Europe began on June 6, 1944 and the Sunderland Echo's 6 o'clock edition provided readers with latest detail of the campaign.

We reported: "Invasion Is Going Well."

Alongside the harder news was a front page advert for Binns - tweeds for 7s 6d, and blazer flannel for 5s 5d.

Liverpool House in High Street West was selling shopping bags for 4 shillings and fourpence, and rug yarn was nine shillings and ten pence.

There was a display of new prams at Binns showroom in Park Lane plus news of that day's blackout time which was 11.30pm to 4.20am.

Echo newspaper deliverers were besieged as they brought the latest editions of the paper to the streets.

It is only a matter of months until the world remembers the heroics of the Forces who risked their lives to liberate Europe.

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