Photos of Normandy

Morlar

Here are a selection of photographs taken in Normandy, France if anyone is interested (I was going to put this in the militaria forum as they include many items of militaria but here is possibly more suitable).

Included are pictures from the town of Avranches & it's Patton and Liberation Memorial along with it's famous Thunderbolt Sherman tank.

Morlar

St Mere Eglise (featured in 'The Longest Day' movie about D-Day).






St Mere Eglise Stained glass # 1



St Mere Eglise Stained glass # 2

Morlar

The St Mere Eglise US Airborne Museum.







MP44



MP40

Morlar

St Mere Eglise Airborne Museum contd.

Airborne uniforms




Followed by Utah Beach blockhouses, the Leclerc memorial & Utah D-Day Museum.





Blockhaus'





Utah Beach Memorial

Morlar

Continuing on down to Caen, & the Caen Memorial Museum.



Finishing with the St James Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial including unknown graves alongside the graves of some men awarded the US Medal of Honour.





Medal of Honour grave



The rest of the pictures are here if anyone wants to check them out - under Normandy ;

http://www.militaria-archive.com/museums.html

marcsignal

savage pics Morlar !! thanks for posting

leincar

Jesus I'm doing something wrong. I've been taking photographs of Normandy for donkeys years and haven't anything this good. Well done Morlar, particularly the Utah Photographs.

callig

Pics comparing what various scenes looked like after D Day and present time

http://izismile.com/2009/09/03/normandy_during_ww2_and_now_204_pics.html

Morlar

callig wrote: »

Pics comparing what various scenes looked like after D Day and present time

http://izismile.com/2009/09/03/normandy_during_ww2_and_now_204_pics.html

Those are excellent - cheers. Especially the St Mere Eglise ones. It would be good if the others had locations mentioned but they are well worth checking out.

Fredrick

These are interesting shots, hoping to head over early next year. Ta for posting.

Patrick