Dec, 2011 Update: Normandy, 1944; then and now photos "Our previous emphases (below) on Omaha Beach gave short shrift to the other landing sites. This should do a bit to fill in some of those gaps with photos. Click on some of the WW2 photos of the site, "Men of D-Day" and you will also see that location as it is today. Don't you love stuff like that?" TD
Omaha Beach "Of the invasion beaches, Utah,Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, the issue was in doubt only on Omaha Beach. Bad Allied decisions could only do so much harm on other beaches, but they nearly resulted in a disastrous defeat on Omaha Beach. Many lives were needlessly lost, and the whole invasion was threatened with failure by the difficulties there. In "Omaha Beach - A Flawed Victory", Adrian Lewis convincingly shows this."
1. Omaha Beach - Vierville Draw D-1 Beach exit. The beach featured in the movie, "Saving Private Ryan". It was also the beach that saw the annihilation of 95% of the men in 'A' Company of the 116th RCT of the 29th Infantry Division, including a score of young men from the tiny town of Bedford, Virginia.
Some raw film of the landings..
2. Les Moulins and St Laurent Draws
3. Colleville Draw
Much more on this topic in the Tunnel Wall posts for June 5th and 6th.
Our emphasis has been primarily on the struggle for Omaha Beach. This in no way disregards the valiant efforts of the British and Canadians who took Sword, Juno, and Gold Beaches nor the men of the 4th US Infantry Division and the Paratroopers who took Utah Beach.
Many more conservative posts about American history, politics and culture here at the Tunnel Wall
Omaha Beach "Of the invasion beaches, Utah,Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, the issue was in doubt only on Omaha Beach. Bad Allied decisions could only do so much harm on other beaches, but they nearly resulted in a disastrous defeat on Omaha Beach. Many lives were needlessly lost, and the whole invasion was threatened with failure by the difficulties there. In "Omaha Beach - A Flawed Victory", Adrian Lewis convincingly shows this."
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Some raw film of the landings..
2. Les Moulins and St Laurent Draws
3. Colleville Draw
4. Cabourg Draw
The above draws pictured on the map below, including the landing zone designations and the
German resistance nests:
In depth details here.
The above draws pictured on the map below, including the landing zone designations and the
German resistance nests:
In depth details here.
Much more on this topic in the Tunnel Wall posts for June 5th and 6th.
Our emphasis has been primarily on the struggle for Omaha Beach. This in no way disregards the valiant efforts of the British and Canadians who took Sword, Juno, and Gold Beaches nor the men of the 4th US Infantry Division and the Paratroopers who took Utah Beach.
Many more conservative posts about American history, politics and culture here at the Tunnel Wall
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