The residents of Imber in Wiltshire were evicted in 1943 by the Ministry of Defence as the village was used to train Allied forces in preparation for D-Day.
Despite a promise that they would return to the village on Salisbury Plain, after the war former residents were denied permission - and the Army still trains there today.
But once a year visitors are permitted to return on the annual 23A Imber service from Warminster in Wiltshire.
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