Sunday, June 6, 2010

Some D-Day sites for you history buffs (Links added 1/20/2011)

American Experience ; D Day
D Day on the WEB   "On this site you will find historical essays, images, personal accounts and other sites pertaining to D-Day, evaluated and sorted for your convenience."
The following link is now broken and a web search has failed to find the article. We do regret that.  Oberst Ernst Goth Commander GR.916/352ID "On June 6th 1944 Oberst (Colonel) Ernst Goth found himself the commander of the German sector now known to history as "Omaha Beach"! This website is dedicated to my grandfather Oberst Ernst Goth Commander GR.916/352ID and his men that fought gallantly against all odds. As an officer he always felt guilty for every man he lost in the battles from Omaha-Beach to St. Lo where the 352 ID was decomissioned." Some text in German.
Here are others on Colonel Goth: 
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/germandef.html
http://news.webshots.com/album/572232875fZkgCR Goth's grave.
http://www.grenadier352nd.com/html_pages/unit_history/unithistory2.htmlMore unit history.
http://www.normandy1944.info/index.html   Written by Goth's grandson.
Omaha Beach and the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc   "This travelogue covers several key sites that were must-sees in this sector: Pointe du Hoc, site of the German clifftop defensive stronghold that was peppered prior to the invasion; Omaha Beach itself; and the Normandy American Cemetary(sic) near Colleville-sur-Mer."
Omaha-Beach-Defences   German units at Omaha-Beach
Saving Private Ryan site
Band of Brothers: a critique  "DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU WISH TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, AS OPPOSED TO TAKING THE SERIES AT FACE VALUE. IF YOU FEEL THAT LEARNING SOME ELEMENTS OF THE SERIES WERE UNTRUE, INACCURATE, OR JUST PLAIN DIFFERENT FROM REALITY WOULD DIMINISH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SERIES, I'D ADVISE YOU TO SKIP THIS PAGE OF THE WEBSITE." The Author

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