From D-Day to today: Braunton Burrows Training Area
![An original D-Day photo, taken from the inside of a landing craft. The black and white image shows a landing craft with the ramp down and soldiers wading through the sea towards the beach.](https://insideDIO.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/06/28-1179a-e1559742473608.gif)
As the country turns its attentions to the beaches of Normandy for this week’s 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, more commonly known as the D-Day landings, my focus is closer to home. I’m responsible for several of DIO’s training areas …