[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Five days in Normandy visiting the D-Day beaches: Bradders goes on a trip (Page 4 of 5)
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Awesome pictures! I am going to disobey you and point out it was Quentin Roosevelt I (TR's son) who died in WWI, he was TR Jr.'s brother. Quentin Roosevelt II was TR Jr.'s son.
So the two brothers lie together there, both sons of Teddy Roosevelt Sr. Still, a great thread. Reminds me I need to save up for a vacation some day. |
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Excellent photos and thanks for sharing your experience of your visit to such hallowed ground. I am envious of your ability to make such a visit so easily. Now you need to visit Bastogne - but in the winter months. And how about a trip to Arnhem? I might do Arnhem next, not sure what's there though |
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Thanks for your post and pictures OP. My dad docked at Omaha beach on D-Day +3, he was in the Merchant Marines. Sadly he passed a couple years ago, but he had a full life and made it to 90. I wish I could have gotten him over there for a final visit before he passed  |
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Quoted: iPhone 6 Quoted: Quoted: excellent stuff what kind of camera are you using ? iPhone 6 I'm truly sorry that some inconsiderate French bastard puked on your steak though... |
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Excellent photos and thanks for sharing your experience of your visit to such hallowed ground. I am envious of your ability to make such a visit so easily. Now you need to visit Bastogne - but in the winter months. And how about a trip to Arnhem? I might do Arnhem next, not sure what's there though The bridge is still there. I don't know about museums. There are some websites and books (after the battle, maybe) that superimpose old photos during the war on building that still stand. That's a good testament to how well some of those old buildings and houses were made back then. |
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Port en Bessin
This is where I stayed, it's right between Gold and Omaha beaches and is a very nice little town and port It was also the setting for the French Commando raid in The Longest Day, and much of it is still recognisable from the movie 
This is where the Ouistreham Casino stood in the movie 
The town is also famous for a Royal Marines Commando raid on 7th June when 47 Cdo landed 12 miles away, and after having lost a landing craft, 28 men and many weapons, marched overland and attacked the town, capturing it after a fierce battle that resulted in 46 Marines killed and 70 wounded 
A namesake 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Port-en-Bessin |
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Excellent photos and thanks for sharing your experience of your visit to such hallowed ground. I am envious of your ability to make such a visit so easily. Now you need to visit Bastogne - but in the winter months. And how about a trip to Arnhem? I might do Arnhem next, not sure what's there though Bridge maybe? |
we've all seen footage of US forces firing on those concrete bunkers. I wonder how many well aimed Garand rounds ever made it through the gap that appears to be all of 12"-18" high? must have been quite a few scary moments for the Germans having a .308 round bouncing around in concrete.
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we've all seen footage of US forces firing on those concrete bunkers. I wonder how many well aimed Garand rounds ever made it through the gap that appears to be all of 12"-18" high? must have been quite a few scary moments for the Germans having a .308 round bouncing around in concrete. Well Garands are .30-06 and not .308, but Enfields are .303, and I dare say just as many of both calibre made it through, because there was more than one Nation involved you know 
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great thread hope someday I have the means to cross the ocean and see it for myself. My history failed me though. I didn't realize Teddy's son died there The Roosevelts buried in France are brothers. Quentin was Teddie Sr's favorite son, he never recovered from Quentin's death. Quentin was a pilot with the 95th Pursuit Squadron in WWI. |
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we've all seen footage of US forces firing on those concrete bunkers. I wonder how many well aimed Garand rounds ever made it through the gap that appears to be all of 12"-18" high? must have been quite a few scary moments for the Germans having a .308 round bouncing around in concrete. Especially since all those Garands were chambered in 30-06 ! |
