On Thursday 6th June, the UK commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 with a series of major commemorations and events across the UK and in France. Also known as D-Day, the historic operation saw the Allied Forces mount a large-scale invasion of Nazi-occupied France that ultimately tipped the course of the Second World War in the Allies’ favour.
To mark the occasion, children enjoyed a delicious lunch of fish and chips, served by the appropriately dressed catering team. The children made the most of the brighter weather and enjoyed their lunch outside as a celebratory picnic.
What is the connection between fish and chips and D-Day?
Prime Minister Winston Churchill called fish and chips ‘the good companions’. Fish and chips were one of the few foods that was not rationed during WW2. The meal was safeguarded to try and keep morale up.
During the Normandy landings, soldiers who needed a way of telling whether someone nearby was a friend or foe would reportedly use the words fish and chips as a code - one would call ‘fish’ and the other would reply ‘chips’.
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