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This war cemetery was originally established by the Americans during Operation Overlord (in June 1944) for the burial of American and German soldiers. After the war the American graves were relocated to the big American cemetery at St. Laurent-sur-Mer, while the Germans relocated burials from lesser cemeteries in the area to this place and it was inagurated in 1961. Now over 11 000 German soldiers are buried here. The entrance to the cemetery, which can be seen here, was built to look like the local churches.
Landing section of the Vth US Corps on 6 June 1944 (D-Day)
near Colleville-sur-Mer, Département Calvados
Normandy, France, 08.09.2013
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Landungsabschnitt des V. US-Korps am 6. Juni 1944 (D-Day)
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Normandie, Frankreich, 08.09.2013
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The church in the village Angoville-au-Plain, Normandy, France. The church has a Gothic finish, but it was founded in the 11th century and Romanesque details can still be seen.
What can also still be seen today, is the fact that the church was used as an aide station by the America military during the Battle of Normandy in June of 1944, treating some 80 people. The blood is still visible in some of the church pews (though, of course not, visible in this shot).
The Canadian war cemetery at Brettville-Sur-Laize, Normandy, France. This is the last resting place for close to 3 000 soldiers - mostly Canadians who died during the Battle of Normandy (also known as Operation Overlord) in the summer of 1944.
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Inside Saint-Côme-Saint-Damien. The church in the village Angoville-au-Plain, Normandy, France. The church has a Gothic finish, but it was founded in the 11th century and Romanesque details can still be seen.
What can also still be seen today, is the fact that the church was used as an aide station by the America military during the Battle of Normandy in June of 1944, treating some 80 people. The blood is still visible in some of the church pews (though, of course not, visible in this shot). Many of the church windows have been replaced with modern ones commemorating this fact, like this one with an angel under a red cross.
The impressive American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer houses the remains of 9,387 American soldiers killed in the Battle of Normandy, especially on 6 June 1944, D-Day. The sacrifices made by the USA for the liberation of Europe are commemorated here. The cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach, the stretch of Normandy coastline where most of the soldiers lost their lives in Operation Overlord.
Normandy, France 10.09.2013
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Der eindrucksvolle amerikanische Soldatenfriedhof in Colleville-sur-Mer beherbergt die sterblichen Überreste von 9.387 in der Schlacht um die Normandie gefallenen amerikanischen Soldaten, vor allem am D-Day. Hier wird der Opfer gedacht, die von den USA für die Befreiung Europas erbracht wurden. Vom Friedhof aus blickt man über Omaha Beach, den Küstenabschnitt in der Normandie, auf dem bei der Operation Overlord die meisten Soldaten ihr Leben ließen.
Normandie, Frankreich 10.09.2013
"You are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you...I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle." (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
SS Jeremiah O'Brien (1943)
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Jeremiah O'Brien is one of the only three currently operational Liberty ships, of the 2,710 built.
Now based in San Francisco, she is a rare survivor of the 6,939-ship 6 June 1944 D-Day armada off the coast of Normandy, France
Jeremiah O'Brien was built in just 56 days at the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine and launched on 19 June 1943. Deployed in the European Theater of Operations, she made four round-trip convoy crossings of the Atlantic and was part of the Operation Neptune invasion fleet armada on D-Day. She made 11 cross-channel round-trips to support the invasion.
Following this she was sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations and saw 16 months of service in both the South Pacific and Indian Ocean calling at ports in Chile, Peru, New Guinea, the Philippines, India, China, and Australia.
July 2019 - Edited and uploaded 2022/01/08
The impressive American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer houses the remains of 9,387 American soldiers who died in the Battle of Normandy, most notably on 6 June 1944, D-Day. The sacrifices made by the USA for the liberation of Europe are commemorated here. The cemetery overlooks Omaha Beach, the stretch of coastline in Normandy where most of the soldiers lost their lives during Operation Overlord.
Arrondissement Bayeux, Département Calvados
Normandy, France 10.09.2013
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Der eindrucksvolle amerikanische Soldatenfriedhof in Colleville-sur-Mer beherbergt die sterblichen Überreste von 9.387 in der Schlacht um die Normandie gefallenen amerikanischen Soldaten, vor allem am 6. Juni 1944, dem D-Day. Hier wird der Opfer gedacht, die von den USA für die Befreiung Europas erbracht wurden. Vom Friedhof aus blickt man über Omaha Beach, den Küstenabschnitt in der Normandie, auf dem bei der Operation Overlord die meisten Soldaten ihr Leben ließen.
Arrondissement Bayeux, Département Calvados
Normandie, Frankreich 10.09.2013
Eisenhower had his HQ at Southwick House outside of Portsmouth, England in the leadup to Operation Overlord. We visited on our trip and the current owner regaled us with the lore of that time. This is the exact place where Eisenhower, Montgomery, and their staff would frequently have supper and a drink.
I have photographed these two cottages in Southwick, Hampshire before but only individually as parked cars in the road were blocking the view. On this visit in June last year the village was hosting a D Day Revival weekend - hence the flags on one of the cottages. Parking in the road was heavily restricted so this shot was too good to miss!
The quiet village of Southwick rose to prominence in 1944 as in the lead up to the D Day landings on 6 June nearby Southwick House became the headquarters of the main allied commanders, General Dwight Eisenhower, Admiral Bertram Ramsey and General Bernard Montgomery. It was from Southwick House they planned and oversaw the invasion of Europe and are known to have used the Golden Lion public house in the centre of the village for an evening drink.
Looking down the beach at Arromanches, Normandy. This was one of the D-Day landing beaches in 1944; part of the British section code-named Gold Beach. Some of the equipment to create an artificial harbour during the battle is still in the water, not far from shore. While I find history fascinating, and teach it as my 'day job', my favourite parts about Normandy are the beautiful coast and the friendly people. It's not rare to see sights like this: happy people enjoying life among the relics of darker times past.
The first wave of aircraft heading up twenty-one Dakotas plus escorts passing overhead Beachy Head as they make make the crossing from Duxford to France as part of the D-Day 75th Anniversary commemorations
Here, three of the USAAF marked C-47's emblazoned with the 'Operation Overlord' black and white invasion stripes form the spearhead of the Armada flanked by a similarly marked North American T-6 and an escorting Beech 18(C-45)
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"It was on the beach of Arromanches that, during the Invasion of Normandy immediately after D-Day, the Allies established an artificial temporary harbour* to allow the unloading of heavy equipment without waiting for the conquest of deep water ports..." (Wikipedia)
*Mulberry harbour (see photo)
6th June. D-Day 80th anniversary.
80 years ago my father, Desmond Redgrave, was a young private in the Royal Berkshire Regiment and had spent months in Suffolk in preparation for the Allied invasion of Normandy, Operation OVERLORD, the D-Day landings.
The 5th (Hackney) Battalion played an important part on Juno Beach during the Normandy Landings. 14,000 Canadians and 6,400 British troops landed on Juno Beach, taking heavy casualties. He seldom spoke about his war but he did once recall being on the beach when his friend was killed right beside him, the memory was still raw, he could barely describe it with out tears. He also spoke about how well the Canadian forces battled along-side them, especially the indigenous Canadians who fought with great valour.
My father was lucky and survived the invasion and subsequent wartime encounters, in later years, he attended every Remembrance day service to honour all those that lost their lives.
He returned to the Normandy Beaches for the 50th Anniversary and wore his medals with pride, now I have those medals and will wear them in honour of Dad, his comrades and all those who fought so valiantly for our freedom.
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- Utah Beach s'étendait de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont jusqu’à Quinéville sur environ 5 km de long, avec une zone d'assaut principal à hauteur de Varreville. C’est le premier secteur des deux zones américaines de débarquement.
L’assaut doit se faire tôt le matin, à 6 heures 30, un horaire qui correspond au moment où la marée est la plus basse : les Alliés choisissent volontairement ce moment car les défenses de plages installées par les Allemands sont bien visibles à marée basse.
6 juin 1944.
- Utah Beach, Landing Beach.
Utah Beach stretched from Sainte-Marie-du-Mont to Quinéville about 5 km long, with a main assault zone up to Varreville. It is the first sector of the two American landing zones.
The assault must be done early in the morning, at 6:30 am, a time that corresponds to the time when the tide is the lowest: the Allies voluntarily choose this moment because the defenses of beaches installed by the Germans are visible at low tide .
June 6, 1944.
Buckler's Hard is a quiet hamlet on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. Quiet now – well, apart from the tourists – but in its day it had quite a history.
Set on the Beaulieu river, it had access to a navigable waterway as well as to forest timber, so it established itself as an important shipbuilding centre in the early 18th century. Over time, more than 40 Royal Navy ships were built here, not least three that fought in the Battle of Trafalgar – HMS Agamemnon, HMS Euyalus and HMS Swiftsure. Then, during the Second World War, Buckler’s Hard became a centre for motor torpedo boats and was a base for the Normandy invasion, Operation Overlord.
Today, the entire place is a museum, and a delightful one at that. One of the Georgian cottages you see here is a church, and at the end of the terrace is a hotel.
It was also from here that in the 1960s Sir Francis Chichester began and finished his solo voyage around the world in Gypsy Moth IV.
So, finally, to the question: how did Buckler’s Hard acquire its name? Well, we’re told that Buckler refers to the family who once owned the place; and ‘Hard’ is local dialect for ‘a firm landing place’. Or so it's said, in a manner of speaking!
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honours American troops who died in Europe during World War II.
The cemetery is located on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach (one of the landing beaches of the Normandy Invasion and the English Channel; D-Day June 6, 1944). It covers 70 ha, and contains the remains of 9,387 American military dead, most of whom were killed during the invasion of Normandy and ensuing military operations in World War II.
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A little over 9,000 soldiers are buried in this Colleville-sur-Mer war cemetery, which overlooks Omaha Beach. Most of these lost their lives during the D-Day invasion.
Remains of the WW2 jetty, fuelling and pumping station, developed for the D-Day Landings and used in Operation Neptune by the American 4th Infantry Division.
Artifical harbour remnant - WWII 'Operation Overlord' Normandy invasion - Gold Beach 'Port Winston'
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Saw this oldtimer close to a D-Day museum; usually I don't take pics from cars, but this nice rabbit caught my attention instantly.....
- Omaha, Gold, Juno et Sword sont avec Utah Beach les 5 plages du Débarquement. Alors que les troupes américaines débarquent à Utah et Omaha Beach, les Britanniques se concentrent sur Sword et Gold Beach et les Canadiens posent le pied sur le sol Normand à Juno Beach.
Cette plage a été voulue par le général anglais Bernard Montgomery qui souhaitait que soit établie une tête de pont directement dans le Cotentin, afin que la capture de Cherbourg et de son port en eau profonde soit plus rapide.
6 juin 1944 – 6h30
- Utah Beach, Landing Beach.
Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword are with Utah Beach the 5 beaches of the D-Day. While US troops land in Utah and Omaha Beach, the British focus on Sword and Gold Beach and Canadians set foot on Norman soil in Juno Beach.
This beach was wanted by the English General Bernard Montgomery who wanted a bridgehead set up directly in the Cotentin, so that the capture of Cherbourg and its deep-water port is faster.
June 6, 1944 – 6:30 am
Well Farm is reputed to be the oldest house in Banstead, Surrey, and is named after The Old Well nearby. It's a large and beautiful Grade II listed house which dates in part from the 15th century, and it stands in extensive grounds. In 1954 the property was bought by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, who retired to Banstead and lived there until his death in 1967.
Arthur Tedder had a distinguished military career, serving in both world conflicts. In the Second World War, as a highly regarded tactician he was Eisenhower’s trusted Deputy Supreme Allied Commander and was closely involved in planning the Allied invasions of Sicily and France. After the war, as Chief of the Air Staff, he implemented arrangements for the Berlin Airlift of 1948, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
Lord Tedder died at Well Farm, and his ashes are buried in St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the Royal Air Force, in London.
A view of the English Channel with the Pointe Du Hoc Ranger Monument in the center, unfortunately we couldn't go down to it because it was still closed from the recent 80th Anniversary of D-Day celebration (not clear why it was closed)
WWII 'Operation Overlord' Normandy invasion British Gold Beach 'Port Winston' Mulberry B artifical harbour remnant
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Here's my sister walking toward Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy. I don't know why this picture didn't make the cut when I posted the original batch from that trip, but here it is now!
I like this picture because to see those sailboats out there is such a contrast to what this area must have looked like back in June of 1944...
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This beautifully-crafted bronze statue was created by the French sculptor Yannec Tomada. It is called Valor, Fidelity, Sacrifice, and is located on Overlord Circle, part of the American National D-Day Memorial, which opened in 2001 at Bedford, VA.
A replica of the statue, called Ever Forward, can be found on the beachfront at Vierville, Normandy, where it was installed in 2014 on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Both are intended to depict soldiers of the 116th Infantry Regimental Combat Team of the Virginia National Guard, part of the 29th Infantry Division. Vierville is where the 116th Infantry landed on D-Day, with four of the regiment's infantry companies in each of the first three waves assaulting Omaha Beach.
Thirty-four Virginia National Guard soldiers from the town of Bedford were part of D-Day. Nineteen of them were killed during the first day of the invasion, and four more died during the rest of the Normandy campaign. The town and the "Bedford Boys" had proportionately suffered the greatest losses of the campaign amongst US urban areas, leading to the US Congress locating the D-Day memorial in Bedford.
The 82 Airborne paratroop group of the US Army are highly respected. They, and the 101st Airborne, landed en masse in the region in June 1944, as part of the D-Day operation.
The Airborne Museum is located in the town.
This honorific glass window was created and placed here in 1969.
The church at Saint-Mère-Eglise, Normandy, France.
Depicted here is:
"Stained glass window in village chapel depicting Saint Michael and the insignia of various Allied military units that fought in or near the village."--Wikipedia.
Please view another stained glass next door. . . .
"Codenamed Sword Beach, the beachhead at Ouistreham lies 15km north of Caen in Normandy. It was one of five landing areas chosen for Operation Neptune, the initial assault phase of Operation Overlord. Sword Beach is the easternmost of the five landing areas. It runs 8km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer."