We are now in one of the major regions surrounding the liberation of France from the German Nazi occupation during WWII on and around 6 June 1944, the 65th anniversary of the liberation of France. We will tell you more about that later.
Today we went to the American War Memorial at Omaha Beach before the mobs of Presidents from USA and France and the PM’s from UK and Canada arrive for the official ceremonies on Saturday, some 10,000 Americans are buried there.
After that we went to Juno Beach near Arromanches where the American’s set up the Mulberry Harbour to unload equipment, vehicles, men and supplies. The ships were able to access a false harbour so they could download to all vehicles running alongside. They collected supplies and Paddy came out again investigate the situation, above and on the beach. The sandy area was a surprise to us all as we have only seen pebble beaches until now. It was low tide and there we were on the beach in front of 65 year old relics of the Mulberry Harbour.
Photos will follow
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