France To Host 60th Anniversary of D-Day
LIN: He died 59 years ago, but a gallery in Berlin is putting the former leader of Nazi Germany on display, well, figuratively. Adolph Hitler is in a wax figure now. There you see him. He's responsible for the deaths of millions. And he's now, or at least this image is standing next to the likenesses of the Princess of Wales, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt. Obviously this has been pretty controvertial in Germany. In fact, some Germans say this is really just propaganda. Anytime you see images of Hitler. Others say he is part of German history for better or worse. Now in Britain, World War II veterans are preparing to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day in the very place where it all happened. But some are worried about how the government is handling the planning. CNN's Jim Boulden explains.</s>JIM BOULDEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Tony Colgin was 20 when he crossed the English Channel heading for Gold Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: After we got cased (ph), I thought there's no way you can survive this day.</s>BOULDEN: Tony's busy helping to get some 50 veterans and family members to France for the 60th anniversary of D-Day.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's agreed to actually have his photograph done.</s>BOULDEN: One of his headaches, getting all the paperwork to French authorities in time. Increased security means veterans need a special photo I.D. British veterans say it's a burden, but they're happy the increased security means their Queen can attend. But some are unhappy she will be joined by German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.</s>TONY COLGAN, D-DAY VETERAN: I'd like the Germans there, but what we resent is the fact that he was invited and we weren't asked if we would like him to come.</s>BOULDEN (on camera): Some of the veterans who can no longer make the trip to Normandy will come to here to Portsmith. It's from this southern English port that many of the troops left on the morning of D-Day. (voice-over): Portsmith will honor its local heroes.</s>ANDREW WHITMARSH, MILITARY HISTORIAN: I think we're all very aware that this could be the last one where significant numbers of veterans coming. It's possibly the final chance to acknowledge what they've done and to see large groups of them together.</s>COLGAN: I have pictured up in England and I lost it in Berlin.</s>BOULDEN: Tony Colgan will go back one more time, but many of his friends who wanted to have died.</s>COLGAN: It's sad to see them all go, and they are going. Two funerals a couple of weeks ago, two this week.</s>BOULDEN: D-day was the turning point of World War II changing these man forever. Now they want to gather perhaps one last time to reflect and to remember. Jim Boulden, CNN, Portsmith.