Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The D-Day Beaches in Normandy

We stayed in Arromanches-Les-Bain, where the British built temporary Port Winston to launch the invasion, a feat of incredible engineering.

It's a pretty little tourist town now...



Filled with postcards and trinkets




WWII memorabilia is everywhere, including tanks in parking lots.


The museums tell the story of the momentous invasion.


The thousands of crosses and Stars of David, tell the story of sacrifice and bravery.




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  1. RollieSeptember 10, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    But they don't tell the other side of the story. We were amazed what the German losses were. "Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy."

    That is a lot of young men. Sobering.

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  2. Michelle CaffreySeptember 11, 2013 at 1:49 AM

    I agree. I feel sad for all the people who died in WWII
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