Another Stop Further West

We continued along the road paralleling the English Channel. Unfortunately because of the fragile nature of the cliffs, the road was often rather distant from the seaside. At Sotteville-su-Mer we were able to get closer to the cliff where I saw this sign. Too bad it was raining so hard and I didn't get time to enjoy the view or read the sign. Looking at it now it's interesting to see the wide variety of sea creatures found in this area. But the most fascinating part of the story here was learning about an event I never read about before: in 1940 as the Germans Blitzkrieged there way across France the Allied army was forced ever Westward toward the English Channel. I had certainly known of Dunkirk and the valiant rescue of thousands of British, Commonwealth, French and Belgian troops by virtually every single boat that could be marshalled from Southern England. But now I learned that another Anglo-French army was also caught against the sea in in this area of Normandy. While British and French naval forces helped evacuate the troops as the Germans nipped at their heals, select British units harried and delayed the German advance so that their comrades could get away and fight another day.