Posted May 27, 20169 yr 1 - June 1944 Boats full of US troops wait to leave Weymouth to take part in Operation Overlord. [ATTACH]5128.IPB[/ATTACH] 2 - 5 April 2014 A view of the harbour of the English town today. This location was used as a launching place for Allied troops participating in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France on D-day. [ATTACH]5129.IPB[/ATTACH] 3 - 6 June 1944 A Canadian soldier stands at the head of a group of German prisoners of war, including two officers, on Juno Beach, Normandy. [ATTACH]5130.IPB[/ATTACH] 4 - 8 May 2014 A view of the beach in Bernières-sur-Mer in Normandy today. [ATTACH]5131.IPB[/ATTACH] 5 - 6 June 1944 Troops of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division land at Juno Beach on the outskirts of Bernières-sur-Mer on D-day. [ATTACH]5132.IPB[/ATTACH] 6 - May 2014 A view of the seafront and beach in Normandy today. 340 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the battle for the beachhead. [ATTACH]5133.IPB[/ATTACH] 7 - 6 June 1944 A Canadian soldier directs traffic in Bernières-sur-Mer. 14,000 Canadian soldiers had landed at nearby Juno Beach. [ATTACH]5134.IPB[/ATTACH] 8 - 5 May 2014 A view of Notre-Dame Nativity church today. 9 - 12 June 1944 A group of American soldiers stand in the village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, which was liberated by paratroopers of the 501st and 506th Regiments of the 101st Airborne Division. [ATTACH]5136.IPB[/ATTACH] 10 - 7 May 2014 A view of the old village fountain today. 11 - July 1944 United States Army trucks and jeeps drive through the ruins of Saint-Lo. [ATTACH]5138.IPB[/ATTACH] 12 - 7 May 2014 A view of the roadway in the town today. Saint-Lo was almost totally destroyed by 2,000 Allied bombers when they attacked German troops stationed there during Operation Overlord. [ATTACH]5139.IPB[/ATTACH] 13 - May 1944 Ammunition stored in the town square of Moreton-in-Marsh shortly before D-day. [ATTACH]5140.IPB[/ATTACH] 14 - 12 May 2014 A view of the high street in the English town today.
May 27, 20169 yr Author 15 - 1944 A French armoured column passing through Sainte-Mère-Église receives a warm welcome from its inhabitants. [ATTACH]5142.IPB[/ATTACH] 16 - May 2014 A view of the high street today. 17 - June 1944 American craft of all styles pictured at Omaha Beach, Normandy, during the first stages of the Allied invasion. [ATTACH]5144.IPB[/ATTACH] 18 - Omaha Beach May 2014
May 27, 20169 yr It's hard to believe, looking at some of the 'after' pictures, just how much carnage, devastation, and suffering, happened at those locations.
May 27, 20169 yr My Uncle in middle with Dog. B-24 The Jolly Roger.. count the runs above their heads...lead plane srry no after shot
May 27, 20169 yr My Uncle in middle with Dog. B-24 The Jolly Roger.. count the runs above their heads...lead plane srry no after shot Very cool. I fixed your pic for ya little bit.
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