mashed in maryland 3:48 Mon Jun 6
D-Day
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Not seen a thread about it so why not.
Probably one of the most important days in world history, June 6th 1944.
Anyone ever been to the beaches there?
Anyone got a grandparent or something with any stories?
Anyone got any good documentary recommendations or anything on it?
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Syd Puddefoot
11:06 Tue Jun 7
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I have an Uncle buried in a village cemetery just outside Caen. RAF, died 29th June 1944 age 22.. His is the only military grave in what is still designated as a Commonwealth War Grave cemetery and is used by the village as the centrepiece of their Armistice day services.
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Northern Sold
10:36 Tue Jun 7
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United States First Army
Omaha Beach:
V Corps
1st Infantry Division
29th Infantry Division
Utah Beach:
VII Corps
4th Infantry Division
82nd Airborne Division
90th Infantry Division
101st Airborne Division
United Kingdom Second Army
Gold Beach
XXX Corps
50th Infantry Division
Juno Beach
I Corps
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
Sword Beach
I Corps
3rd British Infantry Division
6th Airborne Division
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ironsofcanada
2:19 Tue Jun 7
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bruuuno 1:54 Tue Jun 7
about 61,000 of about 15600,
or are you counting supporting forces.
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bruuuno
1:54 Tue Jun 7
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Almost half of all troops involved on d day were british
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Grumpster
1:43 Tue Jun 7
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4% of the beach at Normandy is made up of shrapnel from that one battle.
Bit mental really and still gives me shivers thinking about it.
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mashed in maryland
1:36 Tue Jun 7
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https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13417604_500662443476428_5379558069764201906_n.jpg?oh=b3229bddbfb94aa85a5feb91a8eb7cb6&oe=5806C525
Says quite a lot about modern politics
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stomper
3:46 Tue Jun 7
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Omaha was an enormous cock up
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tricky trev
12:50 Tue Jun 7
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Yep carried out by the SS Das Reich division. Strange thing is the guy that ordered it is buried at La Cambe wouldn't have thought the French would have put up with that. Michael Wittman is also buried there (Villers Bocage).
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normannomates
12:11 Tue Jun 7
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The 50 year anniversary was something special to watch..all the boats going over the channel in 94
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VirginiaHam
12:01 Tue Jun 7
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Far Cough 10:50 Mon Jun 6
I've been there; the village is as was at the time of the massacre. All the cars, bicycles, burnt out buildings etc are untouched. Amazing place.
Very sad.
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Iron Duke
12:00 Tue Jun 7
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It's well worth visiting Aromanches and the 360 degree cinema. Also one of the many war cemetaries.
Very moving and humbling.
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normannomates
11:56 Mon Jun 6
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Stomper
That's the Yanks for ya.
Although to be fair..of the five beaches..Omaha was by far the toughest battle.
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Northern Sold
10:58 Mon Jun 6
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Ag Ag @ Stomper
Cough.... it's the start and the end of the World at War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1UU9iZsRa4&list=PLUOJOICfwMpH_NmZ21SaRCBZ7rLqCnE74
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Far Cough
10:50 Mon Jun 6
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Oradour Sur Glane?
That's where the Germans massacred a whole village wasn't it?
I believe the French have kept it as it was?
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tricky trev
10:47 Mon Jun 6
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Been to the D-Day beaches about 5 times now and try to see something new each time. Only beach I haven't been to is Juno but will get round to it at some point. I drive from Calais and normally take a few friends from work and stay at Bayeux. Last year for a change we went to Ypres as I've never visited ant WW1 sites before.
Getting back to Normandy normally take in Pegasus, Melville and Sword. We then drive onto Bayeux and drive around the American sites the following day. Next on my tick list is the bridge at La Fiere and a bit further out Oradour Sur Glane.
Best sites in no particular order: Melville,Dean Man's corner, Pegsus Bridge,Maisy Battery, Pointe Du Hoc,Omaha, Utah, Hillman, Ste Mere Eglise & La Cambe,American Cemetary as well the Commonweath Cemetaries. Very humbling and worth doing.
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stomper
10:36 Mon Jun 6
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I was taking drugs and texting from a car. Forgive me.
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Northern Sold
10:18 Mon Jun 6
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A fifth stomper
Gold - British
Sword - British
Omaha - US
Utah - US
Juno - Canada
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stomper
9:40 Mon Jun 6
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Most of the American kids I taught were convinced it was a purely US operation.
Some could be convinced that the British may have been involved,
None would believe that a third of the beaches were attacked by Canadian forces
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norwaytips
8:46 Mon Jun 6
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*short while.
Bloody phone.
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norwaytips
8:45 Mon Jun 6
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My Dad was there. HMS Glenearn. A ahort while before I was born. :-)
http://www.combinedops.com/HMS%20GLENEARN.them
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ironsofcanada
7:32 Mon Jun 6
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Northern Sold 7:13 Mon Jun 6
Have to check it out.
I know that elements of the 12th SS Panzer Divisor (the Hitler Jugend Division, the ones who committed the Ardenne Abbey massacre) were there and there might have been some unrecorded retaliations for that.
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