I'm Storming the Beaches

AVGWarhawk · 02-18-13, 03:45 PM

Enjoy! I hope to visit some day.

fireftr18 · 02-18-13, 04:46 PM

Have a good trip. Be sure to take lots of pictures and share.

Jimbuna · 02-18-13, 04:53 PM

I have a version of the book 'Hitlers Atlantic Wall' if you are interested.

sharkbit · 02-20-13, 10:09 PM

I've gone out there a couple times in '93 and '94.

For me, being an American, the stand out place was the American Cemetary above Omaha Beach. Very moving. The whole area has some old fortifications.
A short ride from there is Pointe du Hoc. Definitely worth a visit.

I used Bayeaux as my base in '94. There is a British cemetary there where I was moved to tears by reading the inscriptions carved into the headstones.

Enjoy your trip and tke lots of pictures and make sure you post 'em for all to see.

HunterICX · 02-21-13, 05:10 AM

Auf mich zu, direkt!

have fun

Been there myself a couple of times, so much to see if you're a WW2 nut like me

Apart from the parts of the atlantic wall and museums on the way there's a town call Sainte-Mère-Église which was the place where 1 or 2 battalions of paratroopers where dropped on the town which resulted in heavy casualties amongst them. There's a famous incident there with Paratrooper John Steele who got himself caught onto the church tower. Today there's a dummy paratrooper hanging there which I saw during my visit in St. Mère-Église.

HunterICX

02-18-13, 03:45 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,255 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Enjoy! I hope to visit some day. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-18-13, 04:46 PM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Have a good trip. Be sure to take lots of pictures and share. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

02-18-13, 04:53 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I have a version of the book 'Hitlers Atlantic Wall' if you are interested. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-20-13, 10:09 PM	#4
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I've gone out there a couple times in '93 and '94. For me, being an American, the stand out place was the American Cemetary above Omaha Beach. Very moving. The whole area has some old fortifications. A short ride from there is Pointe du Hoc. Definitely worth a visit. I used Bayeaux as my base in '94. There is a British cemetary there where I was moved to tears by reading the inscriptions carved into the headstones. Enjoy your trip and tke lots of pictures and make sure you post 'em for all to see. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

02-21-13, 05:10 AM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Auf mich zu, direkt! have fun Been there myself a couple of times, so much to see if you're a WW2 nut like me Apart from the parts of the atlantic wall and museums on the way there's a town call Sainte-Mère-Église which was the place where 1 or 2 battalions of paratroopers where dropped on the town which resulted in heavy casualties amongst them. There's a famous incident there with Paratrooper John Steele who got himself caught onto the church tower. Today there's a dummy paratrooper hanging there which I saw during my visit in St. Mère-Église. HunterICX __________________