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Flags on the Beach by benjamin2981
Canadians would stop by and place flags in the sand. Very moving to watch...
- 4 April 2019 - Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
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Lest We Forget by benjamin2981
The people of Normandy certainly haven't...
- 4 April 2019 - Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
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Juno Beach by benjamin2981
Our guide explained that, in 1944, the beach was far larger than what I photographed.
- 4 April 2019 - Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
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Bailey Bridge by benjamin2981
An Allied Bridge that could be built quickly so the army could keep moving
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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Tank and Flags by benjamin2981
Museum Pegasus at Ranville. An epic story of bravery and daring.
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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Glider by benjamin2981
Not an original as every glider involved in the mission to capture Pegasus was destroyed. Still, good to see an accurate replica.
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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They were crazy... by benjamin2981
But, by God, they were brave.
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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Juno Beach Museum by benjamin2981
Dedicated to those brave Canadians.
- 4 April 2019 - Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
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Lest We Forget by benjamin2981
Canada's contribution to the war effort, in both world wars, should never be underestimated nor forgotten.
- 4 April 2019 - Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
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Flags are Flying. by benjamin2981
Outside the Juno Beach Centre.
- 4 April 2019 - Courseulles-sur-Mer, France
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Pegasus Bridge by benjamin2981
Trust me, just read the whole story behind this, and it's even better if you can get both the Allied and German viewpoint.
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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Memorial Pegasus by benjamin2981
Well worth a couple of hours, and the drive from Bayeux.
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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Montgomery's Words by benjamin2981
Basically calling them the bravest bastards imaginable...
- 4 April 2019 - Ranville, France
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Hotel Churchill, Bayeux by benjamin2981
All across northern France, you will find streets, hotels, pubs and whatever else named after Churchill. Still a popular figure to this day.
- 4 April 2019 - Bayeux, France
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German War Graves by benjamin2981
I visited a German War Cemetery at La Cambe, figuring not many people would go see one. The ages... Most of them were kids. None were older than me.
- 3 April 2019 - La Cambe, France
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Gun Enplacement by benjamin2981
One of numerous ruins along the coast near Longues-sur-Mer
- 3 April 2019 - Longues-sur-Mer, France
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Wise Words by benjamin2981
Outside the German War Cemetery at La Cambe.
- 3 April 2019 - La Cambe, France
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Desolate Coastline by benjamin2981
La Point du Hoc. The fields at still pockmarked by deep shell-holes.
- 3 April 2019 - Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
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Point du Hoc by benjamin2981
No description required. The fields tell the story.
- 3 April 2019 - Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
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Pointe du Hoc Again by benjamin2981
How anyone survived...
- 3 April 2019 - Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
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Souveneir Shop by benjamin2981
Called 'Overlord', so those who know their history should know where it might be (Arromanches-les-Bains)
- 3 April 2019 - Arromanches-les-Bains, France
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Field by benjamin2981
It as incredibly quiet at Longues-sur-Mer. Hard to imagine that 75 years ago, it was a field of death...
- 3 April 2019 - Longues-sur-Mer, France
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Omaha Beach Museum by benjamin2981
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.
- 3 April 2019 - St.-Laurent-sur-Mer, France
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Big f***ing gun! by benjamin2981
On the field at Longues-sur-Mer
- 3 April 2019 - Longues-sur-Mer, France
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The Bedford Boys, Omaha Beach Museum by benjamin2981
One of thousands of tragic tales from D-Day and beyond...
- 3 April 2019 - St.-Laurent-sur-Mer, France
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