Normandy 2022, 5th June.
D-Day is only the beginning of the Normandy Campaign, which lasted until the end of August 1944. Most visitors do not venture away from the …
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Normandy 2022, 4th June.
The weather today followed the tremendous thunderstorms of last night. Although dry in the morning, more thunderstorms were due in the afternoon. Isigny-sur-Mer, the town …
Normandy 2022, 3rd June.
I set out towards the British and Canadian sectors today with a long drive in the Willys jeep from Omaha to Pegasus bridge. I would …
Normandy 2022, 2nd June.
I started to venture into the British Sectors today with a visit to the La Cambe, WW2 German Cemetery. This is a large collection cemetery, …
Normandy 2022, 1st June.
Today I took a slight detour from the battlefield and visited a Militaria Fair at the Écausseville Airship Hanger. It was truly a sight to …
Normandy 2022, 31st May.
Utah I returned to Utah Beach to view the beach defences. Utah was one of the two American landing zones, the other being Omaha. It …
Normandy 2022, 30th May.
Today I started off with taking a 30-minute drive to the Omaha Beach sector. My first stop was the most visited WW2 American cemetery in …
Normandy 2022 29th May
Recce trip to Utah Yesterday was my first day in Normandy for the D-Day Festival 2022. The weather has been great, with bright blue skies. …
Normandy 2022
It has been a three year wait to return to Normandy for the June 6th commemorations. All due to the pandemic. So excited to be …
