Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Friday, 31 May 2019

The Normandy Memorial.



"The Shores of Normandy".
Sung by by D-Day Veteran, Jim Radford.
Supporting "The British Normandy Memorial".
Available on YouTube at


41 Royal Marine Commandos
landing on Sword Beach, 6 June 1944.
Illustration: BATTLE OF NORMANDY TOURS



In this photograph, from The Imperial War Museum (IWM), we see Canadian Troops landing at Juno Beach on the afternoon of D-Day, 6 June 1944. The IWM provides a description for its photo A 23938: “The British 2nd Army: Second Wave Troops,
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, probably Highland Light Infantry of Canada, disembarking with bicycles from LCI(L)s [Landing Craft Infantry Large] onto "Nan White Beach", Juno Area, Bernières-sur-Mer, before midday, 6 June 1944.” Copyright expired.
Illustration: AWESOME STORIES


Normandy Memorial Trust.
We will build The British Normandy Memorial
to remember those who died for our freedom.

There is no permanent British Memorial to the 22,442 men
who gave their lives during The D-Day landings and The Battle of Normandy.
With your support, we can ensure that their sacrifice is remembered. With your support, we can build a long overdue British Normandy Memorial.

You can donate to The British Normandy Memorial at

Normandy Memorial Trust Registered charity number 116897


A Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) from The U.S. Coast Guard-Manned
USS Samuel Chase disembarks Troops of Company E, 16th Infantry,
1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One), wading onto the Fox Green Section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of 6 June 1944.
American Soldiers encountered the newly-formed German 352nd Division, when landing.
During the initial landing, two-thirds of Company E became casualties.
Current location:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
Author: Chief Photographer 's Mate (CPHoM) Robert F. Sargent
(Wikimedia Commons)


1 South Lancashire Regiment landed at Sword Beach.
Illustration: BACK TO NORMANDY


Follow the progress of
The Normandy Memorial at


Troops of The US Army 2nd Infantry Division march up The Bluff at the E-1 Draw
in the Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on D+1, 7 June 1944.
They are going past the German Bunker, Widerstandsnest 65 (WN 65), that
defended the route up The Ruquet Valley to Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.
Source:
http://www.veteransofthebattleofthebulge.org/vbob/
wp-content/uploads/2011/08/omaha-beach-6-7-444.jpg
Author:
http://cdm16635.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/
collection/p16635coll1/id/77/rec/75
(Wikimedia Commons)


The D-Day Normandy Landings.
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"The Shores of Normandy".
Sung by by D-Day Veteran, Jim Radford.
Supporting "The British Normandy Memorial".
Available on YouTube at

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