Tanks a lot, Dennis
Daily Mirror UK|March 11, 2024
D-Day hero who kept Churchills firing turns 100
DAN WARBURTON
Tanks a lot, Dennis

A D-DAY veteran has celebrated his 100th birthday ahead of the 80th anniversary of the invasion.

Dennis Lanham served as a senior mechanic with the 79th Armoured Division in the Second World War.

As part of the preparation for the allied invasion of occupied Europe, Dennis was responsible for maintaining a squadron of Churchill tanks fitted with flame throwers.

He is known as Smiler at his care home in Bath, Somerset, and said "everything in moderation" is his secret to a long life. He said: "I am so grateful to be 100. I do like to live cheek by jowl."

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 11, 2024 من Daily Mirror UK.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.