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April 19th 2015

Published: June 16th 2017

Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236Pegthought we would give you some more info from the Churchill War Museum. It was extremely well done. Not only do you tour the rooms that it all really happened in, with an audio guide, but they also have a huge interactive section chronicling Churchill's life. You could spend hours in there if you are really interested in his life and history.With the audio tour, there... Read Full Entry

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In front of Utah Beach

Explaining the Atlantic Wall

Rommel kept reinforcing the Wall, convinced this is where the invasion would happen. Used local labor.

German uniform and medal

The Utah Beach museum had a lot of German artifacts. I think they found them all here on the beach. It was the only place we saw so much German stuff. It was fascinating.

Explanation of the German uniform

About the German helmut

Home made radio used by the french

Flag taken off Hitler's car

See explanation in next picture

Explanation of flag in previous pic

Gun

Gun

Explanation of this little tank

Remote controlled tank we had never seen before. Used by Germans. We have a pic and a short video. Carried a bomb

Wire controlled tank

Info

Plan for invasion

Little more formal than the handwritten one we saw in the British museum

Poster in the museum

Dot with tank

Rations

1 of only 6 B26 Marauders left

Big sign

wasn't sure what it indicated

Explanation of the B26

Medal of Honor Winners in the area

27th April 2015

peggy
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Wow! you took in a lot of info. I would think both guide's views are correct.Some parts of France had been part of Germany in previous wars. But otherparts felt the full force of German occupation, with killing of civilians forreprisals, etc. I will t
ell you I just learned this week that some American POWsspent several months in a concentration camp in Germany, alongsideJews, etc. Things keep coming out as people want to tell their stories beforethey die and all is lost.

27th April 2015

peggy
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Wow! you took in a lot of info. I would think both guide's views are correct.Some parts of France had been part of Germany in previous wars. But otherparts felt the full force of German occupation, with killing of civilians forreprisals,
etc. I will tell you I just learned this week that some American POWsspent several months in a concentration camp in Germany, alongsideJews, etc. Things keep coming out as people want to tell their stories beforethey die and all is lost.

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