STORIES of courage, resilience and solidarity are shared in a special supplement free inside tomorrow's Dorset Echo.

We are publishing 16 page special 'The Longest Day 1944' to mark the milestone 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Pick up your copy tomorrow at shops in the area stocking the Dorset Echo.

Dorset is gearing up to commemorate the anniversary of Operation Overlord tomorrow.

D-Day holds particular significance for Dorset as the county was on the front line of the build up to the invasion of Europe.

READ MORE: 'All events across Dorset to celebrate D-Day anniversary' 

The allied invasion of Europe was the beginning of the end of World War Two.

It involved 3,000,000 men, 11,000 planes and 4,000 ships, the largest seaborne armada the world had seen.

On June 6, 1944, more troops departed from the port of Portland than from Plymouth or Portsmouth.

Portland served as a major embarkation point for the Allied invasion of Normandy, particularly for the American forces.

The embarkation from Portland primarily involved the United States' 1st Infantry Division and the 29th Infantry Division, who landed on Omaha Beach.

Inside our supplement, read about how the massive operation was planned and of a Dorset airfield's vital role in D-Day.

We also share the stirring stories of veterans who have recalled the events of D-Day and give a detailed account of the Normandy landings.