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Band of Brothers: Where it actually happened.

Band of Brothers follows the exploits of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division The 'Band of Brothers' Story - Where it actually happened. The exploits of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion 506th P.I.R. are well known thanks to the book by the historian Stephen Ambrose and the HBO mini series. In the following pictures we wish to show you where in reality some of their famous [...]

By |2022-11-09T17:32:32+01:00October 27th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|1 Comment

D-Day 75 Garden at Arromanches by John Everiss

D-Day 75 Garden Arromanches The ghostly figures of the D-Day 75 Garden illustrate the memories in the mind of D-Day veteran Bill Pendell MM, as he sits in quiet reflection of his comrades with whom he struggled ashore on the morning of 6th June 1944. The garden was originally created for the 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower Show by John Everiss. Once the show was over the garden was moved [...]

By |2021-08-13T17:40:12+02:00August 8th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

British Normandy Memorial at Ver sur Mer

British Normandy Memorial at Ver sur Mer The British Normandy Memorial at Ver sur Mer, overlooking GOLD Beach was officially opened on 6th June 2021. After 77 yrs, Britain finally has a beautiful fitting tribute to the 22,442 service personnel and civilians under British command who lost their lives during The Battle of Normandy. Now set in stone, these names are listed together for the first time. The monument [...]

By |2021-08-08T14:06:38+02:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Brittany Campaign 1944 (Part 3)

The historic old walled town of Saint Malo, on the northern coast of Brittany. Battle for Saint Malo U.S. 83rd Infantry Division Once across the River Rance and following the fall of Dol de Bretagne, U.S. forces led by 6th Armored Division continued to drive westwards towards Brest. Yet, to the north, at the mouth of the Rance Estuary lay the strategically important port of St Malo, one of the [...]

By |2021-06-24T23:10:41+02:00June 24th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Brittany Campaign 1944 (Part 2)

Advance from Pontaubault to Dol De Bretagne. On the morning of 1st August 1944 United States forces had captured four bridges over the Selune River at Pontaubault. General George S. Patton who had formally taken command of Third Army was in a strong position to continue the advance into Brittany. Patton ordered U.S. 4th Armored Division (U.S. spelling) to turn southwards towards Rennes, and ultimately the ports of Saint Nazaire and L'Orient. U.S. 6th [...]

By |2021-06-17T14:51:52+02:00March 18th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Brittany Campaign 1944

The stone bridge over the Selune River. The Brittany Campaign 1944 U.S. 4th Armoured Division's capture of the bridges at Pontaubault opens the way into Brittany. Once through Pontaubault, the U.S. forces drove on through the village of Montanel the last village in Normandy and then on to Saint Ouen La Rouerie, the first village in Brittany to be liberated. The original OVERLORD plan focused on the capture of the Breton ports [...]

By |2021-02-01T20:58:47+01:00February 1st, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Lee Miller, US Forces War Correspondent

Lee Miller, model and photojournalist. In 1942,the former model Lee Miller, of Ploughkeepsie, New York, (Lady Penrose, upon marriage to Anthony Penrose in 1947) became the only woman in that year to receive US forces accreditation as a war correspondent. She arrived at the Normandy front in mid-June 1944, equipped with just a portable typewriter and a rudimentary camera. She published a report in the August 1944 edition of British Vogue magazine entitled “Unarmed Warriors” [...]

By |2020-08-02T15:46:16+02:00August 2nd, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

6th Airborne Division. D-Day Conclusions

6th Airborne Division: How effective was its contribution to the success of the D-Day landings in Normandy 1944? Malcolm A. Clough D-Day Tours of Normandy A dissertation, posted in seven parts (plus appendices) Part 1:  Introduction Part 2:  The Development of British Airborne Forces Part 3:  The Arms and Equipment of British Airborne Forces Part 4:  The Importance of Fire Support provided to 6th Airborne Part 5:  Planning and preparation for D-Day [...]

By |2020-06-29T22:56:51+02:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: 6th Airborne Division, Uncategorized|0 Comments

6th Airborne Division: The Actions and Outcomes of Operations. Part 6.

6th Airborne Division: How effective was its contribution to the success of the D-Day landings in Normandy 1944? Malcolm A. Clough D-Day Tours of Normandy A dissertation, posted in seven parts (plus appendices) Part 1:  Introduction Part 2:  The Development of British Airborne Forces Part 3:  The Arms and Equipment of British Airborne Forces Part 4:  The Importance of Fire Support provided to 6th Airborne Part 5:  Planning and preparation for D-Day [...]

By |2020-04-14T12:50:31+02:00April 12th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

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This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile.