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Landing in Normandy Day D

Unceasing screams on Norman beaches

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Landing in Normandy Day D
Inserted: 05.10.2017
Author: Martin Jack Gregor © gigaplaces.com
They been there:
They want there:

I will grind on the beaches of Normandy and its surroundings, where American, British, Canadian, French, Belgian, Czech and other troops landed and landed, ready to liberate Europe from the terror represented by the German Third Reich. Normandy is known for its Calvados and pancakes, also for its classic landscape. For hikers, Normandy has become a place of pilgrimage thanks to events such as World War II.

Battery of Merville

Fortifications at Merville. The dominant feature of today's forti­fications is this American plane, from which paratroopers jumped

Battery of Merville
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Pegasus Bridge

Here the English paragans landed a glider, occupied the bridge, liberated the first house in France and continued to help land on Sword Beach.

Pegasus Bridge
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Interview with a veteran

Journalists interview a veteran of the Battle of Pegasus Bridge

Interview with a veteran
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Arromanche with Mulberry

Arromanche on Gold Beach with the remnants of Mulberry. Mulberry is an artificially built concrete port.

Arromanche with Mulberry
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Gold Beach

Personally at Gold Beach, where English troops landed

Gold Beach
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Thanksgiving to the wings

Many thanks to those who came from heaven

Thanksgiving to the wings
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Low flight

One plane after another flew over my head

Low flight
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A veteran who landed here

Still living witnesses to this cruel war

A veteran who landed here
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Czech camp at the Battery des Longues

Reunion with ours at the Artillery Battery des Longues

Czech camp at the Battery des Longues
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Artillery battery des Longues

Equipped with captured Škoda cannons. Yes, they did from us.

Artillery battery des Longues
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In Colleville-Su-r-Mer on Omaha Beach

There are more than 8000 crosses. A place of reverence for American soldiers.

In Colleville-Su-r-Mer on Omaha Beach
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The survivor of a deceased soldier
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The survivor of a deceased soldier

A father with his sons at the grave of his father or grandfather.

Omaha Beach

When I stood on this beach, I just thought, „Crazy idea to land here.“ The soldiers were like a shooting range.

Omaha Beach
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That would be the legendary tank from the movie

I'm in a camp near Ste. Mere Egelise. Otherwise nicknamed U parachutisty.

That would be the legendary tank from the movie
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Ready for a real jump

In this camp, they were preparing to jump from 101 and 82 parachute jumps for real jumps.

Ready for a real jump
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At the parachutist

The most famous view from this place. A soldier who was wounded and pretended to die to save himself.

At the parachutist
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Welding soldiers

View of soldiers resting

Welding soldiers
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La Cambe Cemetery

La Cambe German Cemetery. The best tanker Michael Wittmann is buried here. Many people aged 17–18 are buried here.

La Cambe Cemetery
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Pointe du Hoc

A place that was said to be guarded by two midwives. Steep cliffs fought by Rangers. Mortality spoke of more than 50% of these soldiers. To this day, the soil on the Pointe du Hoc has been excavated since the bombing.

Pointe du Hoc
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One last look

The cries of Normandy beaches on both sides will remain unceasing forever.

One last look
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Landing in Normandy Day D

Unceasing screams on Normandy beaches

The landing in Normandy significantly helped to accelerate World War II and thus the involvement of the Americans in this war in Europe. It happened 5–6. June 1944. Where the Americans, British, Canadians, French, Belgians, Czechs and other units landed and landed on the shores of France. It probably doesn't make sense to go into history in more depth. Maybe some would say where the Czechs fought, as I will mention Dunkirk as an example. The city from which the British army withdrew in 1940, so the Czechs under the command of Brigadier General Alois Liška liberated this city. There are countless places to visit in Normandy. In almost every village, there is a small museum or souvenir shop. The first place I visit is Battery in Merville. The dominant feature of the exhibit is the plane from which the paragliders jumped. From here it is not far to go to see the Pegasus Bridge. Here the gliders landed British troops to occupy the bridge and liberate the first barracks in France. Today there is a café and a souvenir shop in this house. I had the opportunity to meet here with several veterans of this war. I'm coming to Sword and Juno Beach. The beaches are completely flat and their conquest was not as dramatic as elsewhere. On the beach of Juno is the fortress of La Grande, which is worth seeing. There is a landing craft. There is a lot of technology around us. Whether on the ground or in the air and I really draw the atmosphere when you hear the sounds and the typical smells from cars, or how the ground shakes. I'm already above Arromanche on Gold Beach, looking at the remains of Mulberry. Mulberry is an artificial harbor. There was also a program here, so I wasn't really bored here and there is also a big museum about shops, I'm not even talking about. On the Arromanche is an artillery battery des Longues. It is important for us that there are captured Czech Škoda cannons. I also discovered a Czech camp here, so we switched to where they were going and if they knew anything about my friends who came here. I liked it when a Czech held an interview there in which he said „Normandy is a place of pilgrimage for hikers.“ True, many hikers choose their path here. I moved on again. The place of reverence for American soldiers in Colleville-Su-Mer on Omaha Beach. There are over 8000 crosses. I had the honor of meeting the bereaved here. Really the thing that impresses. I was going down to Omaha Beach with a friend, but somehow we made a mistake and went through a sharp battery of Americans. Their officer, who was caring for his unit, was unknowingly looking at us where we were. We acted like nothing. We descend and what got me, what is the distance the soldiers had to travel before they reached the forts. Then I wasn't surprised that the Omaha Beast could have sprung up here. A young German soldier, Heinrich Severloh, who personally killed or wounded over 1,000 soldiers. I don't want to land here. Here, too, I often saw flowers on the shore. I had a stop in Ste Mére Égelise. Otherwise nicknamed U parachutisty. There was a large camp with technology. I could walk through it and see soldiers in 101 and 82th airborne uniforms preparing to jump. There was a program in the town and I saw a parachutist mannequin on the tower. It was supposed to be John Steel, who had caught up here that day and could watch the fighting taking place beneath him. He survived only by pretending to die, but he was still wounded. After a short break, we drove to the German cemetery La Cambe, where the legendary tanker Michael Wittman is. The most successful World War II tanker destroyed 138 Allied tanks and 132 anti-tank guns and 118 other armored vehicles and other military equipment. There were many flowers on his grave. What often struck me was how many 17–18 year old boys are buried here. Now I had the last stop at Pointe du Hoc on the border of Omaha and Utah beaches. This place was said to be guarded by two grandmothers with a broom. It was a fight from the cliffs. The Rangers landed here and suffered more than a 50% loss, but gained a great name here. To this day, craters are visible on the Pointe du Hoc after a major bombing that leveled the local forts. For me, this was also saying goodbye to Normandy and the beaches where the screams did not stop

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Martin Gregor
04.10.2017 21:00
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