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Title: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Mark on September 20, 2010, 09:15:04 AM

I was in Normandy in August 2010 on vacation and took a couple days to check out the beaches. . .It is amazing how many bunkers and pill boxes are still left all over the place. . .  Here are some pics of a battery between Omaha and Gold beaches -

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Mark on September 20, 2010, 09:16:29 AM

Point du-hoc in the distance and the remnants of the British Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Mark on September 20, 2010, 09:20:09 AM

Ste. Mer-Eglise - As a monument to the US paratroopers that landed into the town on D-Day, they keep a dummy paratrooper hanging from the church - just as it happened.  Also a picture of a wrecked Dakota in a field outside of Ste. Mer Eglise.

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Mark on September 20, 2010, 09:34:57 AM

The U.S. cemetery on Omaha Beach,  Omaha beach from the cemetery and another German Bunker just down the beach from Omaha - I think they used this one in filming the movie - The Longest Day - it was Colonel Pluskat's command bunker when he first saw the invasion armada.

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Yoper on September 21, 2010, 01:27:18 AM

Amazing! 

One of these days I am going to drag my wife all over Europe to visit various WW2 sites.  She has been to Europe, but I never have.

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: John D. on September 23, 2010, 06:32:02 AM

Great pics! - I 'll get there sooner or later

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Yoper on September 24, 2010, 01:21:22 AM

Okay John, here's the plan- we fly over together with a copy of the game and set it up right there in the hedgerows.  What fun we would have!

We could even think about inviting Mark to join us.  Maybe. ;)

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Mark on September 24, 2010, 02:07:28 AM

I'm campaigning to get John over to visit me ifor a 4 day weekend to play the game in Prague while I am here. . .

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: brain damaged on September 25, 2010, 01:18:14 PM

Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Normandy Trip in August
Post by: Yoper on October 01, 2010, 02:36:25 AM

A great snapshot of the WBC experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNBNnmhnbI