My trip to France.

DanCanovas · 05-31-07, 05:46 PM

hi folks, just got back from my trip to France. Had a great time, visted the beaches of D-Day, Pegasus Bridge, Carentan, St Mere Eglise, Caen, La Redoutable in Cherbourg, Lorient, St Nazaire. Its getting late now so i'll post some of my many fantastic pictures tomorrow.

robbo180265 · 05-31-07, 06:46 PM

Something I've always wanted to do myself.

Can't wait to see the photo's

ReallyDedPoet · 05-31-07, 08:37 PM

Look forward to the pics

RDP

Rose · 05-31-07, 09:57 PM

That's awesome Dan! I went back in '04 in June just after the 60th anniversary commemoration. It really was like stepping back into 1944 -- not much has changed in the small hamlets and villages (though Caen and Carentan both look fairly modern. Bombing I'm assuming). Did you find anything of interest in Carentan? We stopped in the town to check things out/have lunch and we discovered a modern town/city -- kind of ugly. Maybe we were just on the outskirts? Did you visit the memorial at Caen? Did you also see the Bayeux Tapestry while you were there? How about the little museum in Ste. Mere Eglise? I remember going to Pegasus Bridge -- they replaced the original in 1993 but it sits in a nearby field. It's really amazing to look at the bullet holes and damage done. We also visited Cafe Gondree near Pegasus Bridge, which, stories say, was the first building liberated by the Allies on June 6. We met the owner, who was actually living in the building on June 6, 1944! Did you go there as well? Anyway, I am itching with anticipation! Can't wait to hear all about it.

HunterICX · 06-01-07, 05:08 AM

Ah, Great dancovas!

I've been in Normandy myself lots of times on vacation..

been to many monuments, bunkers , beaches, musuems and graveyards
really France contains a lot of WW2 history.
great country.

I've also been to a French village , where the SS squad took revenge of a Rebelion action by exterminate the whole village . the remains are still there untouched. really a sad place to be.

I've a lot of good memories of france beeing on Campings

UglyMowgli · 06-01-07, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

I've also been to a French village , where the SS squad took revenge of a Rebelion action by exterminate the whole village . the remains are still there untouched. really a sad place to be.

Oradour sur Glane, the SS burn live most of the villager in the church , they were only few survivors (3 or 4) who escape the flames and the shoots from the soldiers.
The SS did a mistake and attack the wrong village, there were no reistants in this village.

http://oradoursurglane.free.fr/index2.htm

HunterICX · 06-01-07, 06:07 AM

Yeh,

I knew that the village had no part in the Resistancé, but they got the beating anyhow.

really It discusted me that they locked everyone up in a church. set it on fire...and the people inside tried to threw their children out of the window so they would escpape the horror..but that failed.

like I said before..its a sad place when you wandred through it.
its very nice that they kept the place like it was...it really pictures the horrors of war.

UglyMowgli · 06-01-07, 06:10 AM

I think each country have it s Oradour village, eastern country like russia have many more

CCIP · 06-01-07, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MSgalileo

I think each country have it s Oradour village, eastern country like russia have many more

Yes, I passed one of these in the Porkhov region in Russia. Very sad

(though unlike Oradour, there is hardly anything left standing of it)

Jimbuna · 06-01-07, 03:25 PM

Yes sir.....mans inhumanity toward his fellow man

looking forward to seeing the pics Dan

DanCanovas · 06-01-07, 05:52 PM

ok here goes. sorry if they're too big, no idea how to compress them.

forward torpedo compartment on La Redoubtable SSBN in Cherbourg.

side view of La Redoubtable.

me next to La Redoubtable.

French sub found round the back of U-boat pens at Lorient.

inside a pen at Lorient

Skybird · 06-01-07, 05:56 PM

Who is that strange looking guy on the third one, he is really ruining the shot, isn't he...?

DanCanovas · 06-01-07, 05:57 PM

torpedoes at submarine base at Lorient.

u-boat pens at Lorient

me next to original pegasus bridge

American cemetary at Omaha Beach

DanCanovas · 06-01-07, 06:02 PM

me and friends at Carentan

friends and I at St Mere Eglise

Church at St Mere Eglise

forward shot of La Redoubtable

I have more submarine ones but its getting late and I need to sort through them. Including shots of the base at St Nazaire.

DanCanovas · 06-01-07, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Who is that strange looking guy on the third one, he is really ruining the shot, isn't he...?

I think he was the captain! :p

05-31-07, 05:46 PM	#1
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My trip to France. hi folks, just got back from my trip to France. Had a great time, visted the beaches of D-Day, Pegasus Bridge, Carentan, St Mere Eglise, Caen, La Redoutable in Cherbourg, Lorient, St Nazaire. Its getting late now so i'll post some of my many fantastic pictures tomorrow. __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Ah, Great dancovas! I've been in Normandy myself lots of times on vacation.. been to many monuments, bunkers , beaches, musuems and graveyards really France contains a lot of WW2 history. great country. I've also been to a French village , where the SS squad took revenge of a Rebelion action by exterminate the whole village . the remains are still there untouched. really a sad place to be. I've a lot of good memories of france beeing on Campings __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yeh, I knew that the village had no part in the Resistancé, but they got the beating anyhow. really It discusted me that they locked everyone up in a church. set it on fire...and the people inside tried to threw their children out of the window so they would escpape the horror..but that failed. like I said before..its a sad place when you wandred through it. its very nice that they kept the place like it was...it really pictures the horrors of war. __________________

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UglyMowgli Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 784 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I think each country have it s Oradour village, eastern country like russia have many more __________________ Modern Naval Warfare Community Manager

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robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Something I've always wanted to do myself. Can't wait to see the photo's

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Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's awesome Dan! I went back in '04 in June just after the 60th anniversary commemoration. It really was like stepping back into 1944 -- not much has changed in the small hamlets and villages (though Caen and Carentan both look fairly modern. Bombing I'm assuming). Did you find anything of interest in Carentan? We stopped in the town to check things out/have lunch and we discovered a modern town/city -- kind of ugly. Maybe we were just on the outskirts? Did you visit the memorial at Caen? Did you also see the Bayeux Tapestry while you were there? How about the little museum in Ste. Mere Eglise? I remember going to Pegasus Bridge -- they replaced the original in 1993 but it sits in a nearby field. It's really amazing to look at the bullet holes and damage done. We also visited Cafe Gondree near Pegasus Bridge, which, stories say, was the first building liberated by the Allies on June 6. We met the owner, who was actually living in the building on June 6, 1944! Did you go there as well? Anyway, I am itching with anticipation! Can't wait to hear all about it.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yes sir.....mans inhumanity toward his fellow man looking forward to seeing the pics Dan __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ok here goes. sorry if they're too big, no idea how to compress them. forward torpedo compartment on La Redoubtable SSBN in Cherbourg. side view of La Redoubtable. me next to La Redoubtable. French sub found round the back of U-boat pens at Lorient. inside a pen at Lorient __________________

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DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	torpedoes at submarine base at Lorient. u-boat pens at Lorient me next to original pegasus bridge American cemetary at Omaha Beach __________________

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DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	me and friends at Carentan friends and I at St Mere Eglise Church at St Mere Eglise forward shot of La Redoubtable I have more submarine ones but its getting late and I need to sort through them. Including shots of the base at St Nazaire. __________________