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Original D-Day C47 aircraft Argonia, Ste Mere EgliseThe flight engineer and part-time co-pilot of the Argonia was Technical Sergeant John J. Ginter who collected the aircraft at Fort Wayne, Indiana
Wall Plaque to Canadian 1st Parachute Bn, NormandyThis is on the wall of house No.3 rue de l Eglise, behind the church and the local War memorial, in Bricqueville/Robehomme
Headstone Major Gus March-Phillips, St Laurent sur MerThe grave is in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. March-Phillips commanded a Small Scale Landing Force that came ashore here in a Commando operation named Aquatint on 12 September 1942
2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles Memorial, Cambes-en-PlaineThe Battalion captured Cambes on 9 June 1944 in concert with the East Riding Yeomanry. The village was one of the strongest German positions on this part of the front
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Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888Stanislaw Wojciech Bergman (1862-1930). Polish painter. Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland
Original Bailey Bridge over the River Dives, RobehommeThis is one of the few remaining, perhaps the only one, of the bridges built by the Engineers to replace original structures over the River Dives that were destroyed at dawn on D-Day
No 3 Commando & Brigadier Peter Young MemorialThis is at Petiville and was inaugurated on the 50th Anniversary by a delegation of Commandos and veterans. In the Mairie are a picture of the Brigadier
3rd Para Sqn & 3rd Canadian Para Bn Plaque, Divette streamOn the extreme left flank (that is as seen from the sea) of the Landings, were a number of small rivers and streams over which were road bridges
9th Para & 1st Canadian Para Bns Memorial, VaravilleThis grey marble Memorial was erected on the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. At the bottom is a bronze plaque presented to Varaville by Canadian 1st Para veterans and unveiled in June 1997
Plaque to 3rd Parachute Squadron RE, Troarn, NormandyThis is on the wall of the Tourist Office and was put up by the citizens of Troarn in honour of the officers and men of the Squadron who at dawn on the 6 June 1944
Liberators Memorial, Escoville, NormandyEscoville is inland and east of the River Orne, right in the area allocated to the Special Forces and Commandos, and blocking the route to Caen
No. 3 Commando Memorial Plaque, Merville BatteryThe taking of the Battery was the task of the 9th Parachute Battalion, and despite a complicated plan that went very wrong from the first jumps at 0020 hours on D-Day
4th Special Service Brigade HQ Memorial, SallenellesThe Brigade was made up of Royal Marine Commandos Nos 41, 46, 47 and 48. Like the other Special Forces it was charged with filling the gaps between the major landings
Memorial to No. 6 Commando, Amfreville, NormandyNo. 6 led the way across Pegasus Bridge on D-Day and headed for the high ground which is around Amfreville. In concert with 1st Special Service Brigade they attacked
1st Special Service Brigade Memorial, le PlainThe Brigade comprised Numbers 4, 5, 6 Commando, 45 Royal Marine Commando and No 10 Inter Allied Commando. They are all commemorated on a plaque at the bottom of the cross
The June 1944 Cross, Ranville CWGC CemeteryThis stone cross is roughly in the centre of the Cemetery and has a bronze plaque with the emblem of the Airborne Forces on it, and remembers simply, June 1944
View of Pegasus Bridge, Gondree Caf & gun pitThis view is from the east bank of the Orne Canal, (the side where the gliders landed). The Gondree Caf is on the left and the German gun pit and the bridge are on the right
7th Light Infantry Battalion, Parachute RegimentThis religious stone Memorial, which stands opposite Benouville Mairie, has the inscription PAX at the bottom and is faced with a plaque commemorating the Paras
Liberation of the 1st Town Hall, Benouville, NormandyThis plaque, on the wall of the Mairie just up the road from what became known as Pegasus Bridge, claims that Liberation came at 2345 hours on 5 June
Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Lebisey, NormandyThis Memorial to the 2nd Battalion marks the German front line 6 June to 9 July 1944 during the intense fighting for Caen
Allied Forces Memorial, Golfe de Caen, NormandyThis truncated stone pillar has a simple bas-relief representation of the southern coastline of England and the stretch of beaches where the landings took place
Royal Norfolk Regiment Memorial, Bieville-BervilleThe Norfolks were part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Division, a follow-up force that landed on 25 June and was heavily involved in the fighting for Caen - it vies with the 3rd Canadian Divison for
Operation Mallard Memorials, St Aubin d AuquenayIn the centre of this rather untidy collection of memorials in the centre of the village is one to 1st Special Service Brigade and flanking it are plaques to the Civilian Victims
Com Deb Sig Liberation Memorial, OistrehamTen distinctive Comite du Debarquement Memorials were put up at stragegic points to commemorate the landings and the Liberation. This one, which has beside it a No
No4 Commando & Captaine Philippe Kieffer MemorialsThese are alongside the beach at Ouistreham-Riva-Bella and the basic flame Memorial was erected in 1984 on top of a German gun cupola
Captain Roger Wietzel Memorial, near HermanvilleWietzel was the Captain of the French ship Courbet, an old French cruiser, which without engine or guns and filled with concrete, was towed across the Channel and sunk 1
Churchill tank AVRE, la Breche d HermanvilleAVRE stands for Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers. This category was a collection of armoured vehicles, generally but not always, Churchill tanks
The South Lancashire Regiment Memorial, HermanvilleThe Regiment is also known as the Prince of Waless Volunteers.They came ashore on D-Day as part of the first waves & the area around this Memorial contains other memorials to the leading elements
13th / 18th Hussars Memorial, la Breche d HermanvilleThe Regiment was equipped with Flail tanks which acted as giant carpet sweepers, having at the front huge rotating steel chains as brushes
East Yorkshire Regiment Memorial, la Breche, NormandyThe 2nd and 5th Battalions of the East Yorks landed here on D-Day as part of the first wave of the British 3rd Division. The Divisions landing beach had been divided into three sections, Peter
