Arromanches
Arromanches
Arromanches
Arromanches
Arromanches
Arromanches
Arromanches
Arromanches
Azeville
Azeville
Azeville
Azeville
Azeville
Crisbecq
Crisbecq
Crisbecq
Crisbecq
Crisbecq
Longues-Sur-Mer
Longues-Sur-Mer
Longues-Sur-Mer
Longues-Sur-Mer
Longues-Sur-Mer
Longues-Sur-Mer
Longues-Sur-Mer
Le Grand Bunker
Le Grand Bunker
Le Grand Bunker
Le Grand Bunker
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach
Utah Museum
Utah Museum
Utah Museum
Utah
Utah
Utah Beach
Utah Beach
Utah Beach
Utah Beach
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Pointe-Du-Hoc
Saint-Mere-Eglise
Saint-Mere-Eglise
Saint-Mere-Eglise
Saint-Mere-Eglise
Saint-Mere-Eglise
Saint-Mere-Eglise
Sword Beach
Sword Beach
Sword Beach
Juno Beach
Juno Beach
Juno Beach
Juno Beach
Merville Bunkers
Merville Bunkers
Merville Bunkers
Merville Bunkers
Merville Bunkers
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge
Iron Mike
Iron Mike
American War Cemetery Omaha
American War Cemetery Omaha
American War Cemetery Omaha
American War Cemetery Omaha
American War Cemetery Omaha
American War Cemetery Omaha
American War Cemetery Omaha
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux
German Cemetery La Cambe
German Cemetery La Cambe
German Cemetery La Cambe
The remains of the Mulberryharbor which are on the beach.
On June 7 they started to build the Mulberryharbor.
Here is a good view how large the Phoenix-Caissons were. Also they used old warships to build the harbor.
Here the Phoenix-Caissons with on top a Bofors defence post.
Another remains on the beach.
The view from the Longues-Sur-Mer Battery on the Mulberryharbor at Arromanches.
The view from the top of the mountain.
At the end of the building there was a line of 7 km of wavebreakers.
A Phoenix-Caissons.
The Battery of Azeville
In the Casemats were 4 cannons, known 105mm cannons.
During the night of 5 and 6 June 1944 US Paratroopers attacked the well defended Battery of Azeville. Despite the attacks the Battery could use his cannons on June 6 on to Utah Beach.
After 4 days of heavy battle the battery of Azeville was taken.
The road to the Crisbecq Battery.
One the Casemats, they were armed with 3 150mm Navy guns.
The Battery was staffed by 300 naval personnel. The Battery was responsible for sinking the USS Corry and damaging several other ships.
This is one of the places were the cannons were.
The Crisbecq battery is also known as the St. Marcouf Battery.
This is the battery of Longues Sur Mer
This is one of the 4 M-272 Casemats. Strongly build bunkers.
Inside the 150mm canon, in total there were 4 of them.
3 Of them were taken out by the British cruisers Ajax and Argonaut.
Again the 150mm canon
This is the obersavtionbunker of Longues Sur Mer. This bunker was used in the famoust movie The Longest Day.
The view from the observationbunker.
The day after that the British cruisers had taken out 3 of the 4 150mm canons the British 231st Infantrybrigade took in the Longues Sur Mer battery.
The view on the beach from Le Grand Bunker
One of the weapons that were outside of Le Grand Bunker
The Beach self, were a lot of men lost their lives in fighting for our future and freedom.
The view from the sea.
The American flag.
This is the site of wiederstandnest 62, a solid strong point with 31 German soldiers. One of the 2 visible large bunkers, was armed with a 75mm gun. The second identical bunker was empty. Two 50mm Anti-tank guns, Two 50mm Mortars and a double barreled anti-aircraft gun completed the heavy arnaments.
The four machine guns in this fortification were lethal for the American soldiers who faced them. When landing between 6.30 AM and 9 AM, accompanied by the few amhpibious tanks that had survived the sea crossing.
Wiederstandnest 62
The view from WN 62 on the beach.
The monument that was build for the 60 years anniversery.
Monument
The view on Omaha Beach
One of the landingscraft which stand next to the museum.
The building in front was during 1942 - 1944 used as an office by the German Tod organisation. Next to the house was a bunker which was probably used by the German army as a telephone exchange. As one of the strategic posts for the landing, the main building was used by the U.S. Army 1st Engineer Special Brigade Communication Group.
Between June and November 1944, the building itself was used as the communication center of the U.S. Navy, controlling the traffic between the fleet and the front.
Dennis and Gerda with the Kilometre marker which is at Utah Beach.
One of the weapons, used during WWII
The view on Utah Beach.
At the beach.
Pointe Du Hoc, a mission for the 2nd Rangers under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Rudder. The days before Pointe Du Hoc was heavily bombed by the Allies.
What the 2nd Rangers didn't know was the the 155mm canons were placed more into the land.
One of the bunkers were the artillery was in.
The view over Pointe Du Hoc.
One crater, there are much more.
The cliff were the 2nd Rangers came up. Unfortunally when they were finally above, they found out that the artillery was gone.
One of the bunkers that got a hit during the bombing.
The famous churche at Saint-Mere-Eglise
Today as memorial there is still a chute hanging on the churche tower.
Inside the churche.
The Airborne museum.
This is the paratrooper John Steele who was hit the churchetower in his landing.
Private John Steele was from Metropolis, Illinois.
He was born on November 29, 1912.
He enlisted in the US Army at Peoria, Illinois on March 5 1942. His army serial number was 16054501
He was in the 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Prcht Inf, Company F.
Unfortunally John Steele died at the age of 56 on May 16 1969. May he rest in Peace.
C-47 Dakota inside of the museum.
This C-47 plane transported U.S. Airborne Paratroopers who landed near Saint Mere Eglise during the night of 5 - 6 June 1944. It also towed a Horsa Glider which landed here on June 7 1944.
A bunker at the Sword Beach.
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Arromanches
The remains of the Mulberryharbor which are on the beach.
