These are a few of my photos and memories from our 2017 visit to Normandy.
Above: mural at the Memorial de Caen, a must-visit museum.
~Allied Invasion of Normandy~
On June 6, 1944 some 7,000 Naval vessels including battleships, destroyers and assault craft,
attacked German positions on the Normandy coast and landed more than 132,000
American soldiers and Allied ground troops on the 50-mile stretch of Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches. The planning of this invasion began in 1943.
Above: a memorial at Omaha Beach
Below: craters from bombs dropped
Steep cliffs surrounded Omaha, the bloodiest of the D-Day beaches
with roughly 2,400 U.S. troops dead, wounded or missing.
Below: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos. I salute all who have fought for our country.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like going there and seeing that sacred ground. Love these photos. <3
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