British paratroopers landing in Normandy on Wednesday as part of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day were met on arrival by French border control officials.
After landing in a meadow in Sannerville, near Caen, the Royal Air Force paratroopers had to go through a makeshift customs control to get their passports stamped.
A video published by the Ouest-France newspaper showed paratroopers carrying large rucksacks shuffling past French officials sitting at folding tables.
"They were informed in advance, so there were no surprises," the head of the regional customs office, Jonathan Monti, told the newspaper.
The paratroopers were met with cheers by spectators who watched the re-enactment of the Allied operation, which took place one day before the main naval landings on June 6, 1944.
World leaders, including US President Joe Biden and Britain's King Charles III, are in Normandy to mark the anniversary.
