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Visit to Omaha Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery and Pointe du Hoc.
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Another casemate used in the movie The Longest Day.
You can see that the gun is pointing up, stuck in the same position.
In the movie they have a search light right next to the casemate, where in reality it was at least 300 yards away and closer to the cliff so as not to atract enemy fire into the casemate.
I also imagine they wouldn't keep their anti-aircraft gun right in from of a 150 mm naval gun.
You can see that the gun is pointing up, stuck in the same position.
In the movie they have a search light right next to the casemate, where in reality it was at least 300 yards away and closer to the cliff so as not to atract enemy fire into the casemate.
I also imagine they wouldn't keep their anti-aircraft gun right in from of a 150 mm naval gun.
Yes.Everything happens around the 6th.
Yesterday I saw lots of WW2 vehicules from the UK in convoy, they were all going back to the UK by the ferry-boat.
Lots of British black cabs too.
Taxi drivers from London take British vets to Normandy, free of charge, every year for D-Day.
That's at the cemetery I visited the other day.
It would be a very expensive taxi ride otherwise.
They also usually stay in hotels free of charge or the French government pays for their stay.
Some Jeeps about to board into the car ferry for the UK.
I approached a few vehicle owners to ask permission to take pictures.You never know if you need to talk to them in French or English unless you get a good look at their licence plate first.
They are all in US uniforms.
They traveled in group with both French and British cars to escort the British ones to the ferry boat.
I approached a few vehicle owners to ask permission to take pictures.You never know if you need to talk to them in French or English unless you get a good look at their licence plate first.
They are all in US uniforms.
They traveled in group with both French and British cars to escort the British ones to the ferry boat.
Thanks for the great pictures. I would like to visit there someday but I doubt it will happen.
My uncle was killed near ST. LO. on July 25th, 1944 during operation COBRA. My dad always said that they thought he was killed by the Air Force bombing short. I have requested paper work from the government and it lists cause of death as "GSW" chest. I assume that means gun shot wound chest.
Such a great generation of people.
Hickory
My uncle was killed near ST. LO. on July 25th, 1944 during operation COBRA. My dad always said that they thought he was killed by the Air Force bombing short. I have requested paper work from the government and it lists cause of death as "GSW" chest. I assume that means gun shot wound chest.
Such a great generation of people.
Hickory
His remains were moved back to the States in 1948. My grandmother couldn't stand the thought of not having him home.
He is buried in the family plot along side his older brother who served in the Army Air Corps, he was a tech sergeant that kept the planes going that flew the HUMP in Burma. Also his older sister who was a registered nurse, she was in England taking care of evacuees from the main land until she went to France. She spent 30 days traveling across France in a cattle car.
Hickory
He is buried in the family plot along side his older brother who served in the Army Air Corps, he was a tech sergeant that kept the planes going that flew the HUMP in Burma. Also his older sister who was a registered nurse, she was in England taking care of evacuees from the main land until she went to France. She spent 30 days traveling across France in a cattle car.
Hickory
Yes.Everything happens around the 6th.
Yesterday I saw lots of WW2 vehicules from the UK in convoy, they were all going back to the UK by the ferry-boat.
Lots of British black cabs too.
Taxi drivers from London take British vets to Normandy, free of charge, every year for D-Day.
That's at the cemetery I visited the other day.
It would be a very expensive taxi ride otherwise.
They also usually stay in hotels free of charge or the French government pays for their stay.
That is great!
