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- Juno Beach (Canadian)<\/li>\n
- Gold Beach (British)<\/li>\n
- Omaha Beach (American)<\/li>\n
- Utah Beach (American)<\/li>\n
- Sword Beach ( British<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n
It was\u00a0an incredible\u00a0accomplishment; the formidable Atlantic Wall had been successfully breached. By the end of D-Day, the Allies had landed more than 150,000 troops in France by sea and air, 6,000 vehicles including 900 tanks, 600 guns and about 4,000 tons of supplies and, astonishingly, had achieved complete surprise in doing it.\u00a0 More soldiers and supplies were pouring ashore to continue the advance on D-Day. The victory was a turning point in World War II and led to the liberation of Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n
We also visited the Normandy American Cemetery. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 and the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of US military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.<\/p>\n
Now more than 60 years after D-Day, the Normandy coast is peaceful with lovely seaside towns and picturesque beaches. Behind the coast is an old-fashioned farming landscape of grain fields, cattle and pastures, hedges and farmhouses. But the memories of war and D-Day are engrained in the landscape. Along the\u00a0100km D-Day invasion coast there are the
\nremains of German gun emplacements and bunkers, while war memorials and monuments mark where the allied forces landed on the beaches. Inland, there are monuments in almost every village and at every bend in the road, for there is barely a square yard that wasn\u2019t fought over. Beautiful cemeteries overlook the sea and countryside.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/American-War-memorial-Omaha-Beach-Normandy-300x178.jpg\")
<\/a>The American War Memorial Omaha Beach Normandy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"This](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-032-300x201.jpg\")
<\/a>This is a photo of a picture, of the church at Omaha Beach taken during the war, and following is a couple of pictures of the church now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"Omaha](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-031-201x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Omaha Beach church now, following extensive repairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"Another](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-beach-coming-off-boat-300x227.jpg\")
<\/a>Another photo of a photo of the Normandy Beach landing on June 6th, 1944<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"All](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/port-bayeux-198x300.jpg\")
<\/a>All at peace now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"Omaha](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Omaha-Beach-300x199.jpg\")
<\/a>Omaha Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"A](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1-photo_1202614-260tall-200x300.jpg\")
<\/a>A village nearby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"On](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-017-300x117.jpg\")
<\/a>On a lighter note we visited nearby “Bayeux Port En Bessin” for a couple of hours…enjoying the markets, water and laneways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"Fishing](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-018-300x166.jpg\")
<\/a>Fishing boats at Bayeux Port En Bessin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"Snails](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-010-200x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Snails of some kind for sale at the markets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"We](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-013-231x300.jpg\")
<\/a>We love the price of cheese in France… the piece he is cutting is about 4 euros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"Delicious\"](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-014-200x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Delicious<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"So](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Normandy-016-300x239.jpg\")
<\/a>The Paella looked delicious<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ![\"While](\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAMP-006-286x300.jpg\")
<\/a>While driving along, this sign reminded me so much of Tasmania except the language<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n
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We are staying in Caen , about 2 to 3 hours from Paris on the northern coast of Normandy and the area known as the D-Day Beaches. The beaches of Normandy are located along the English Channel in France’s north-western corner. Now follows a history lesson, so if you are not interested pass this by, … Continue reading D- Day Beaches….Normandy<\/span>
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