Of course, its all such a long time ago now. but for many of us old Veterans the pictures and scenes of battle are as fresh and sharp as they were back in 1944. At last, we were going to free the enslaved peoples of Europe from the Evil of the Nazi regime. During the war, messages had passed to the continent via radio, many of these messages made no sense at all, unless you held the code book. "Uncle joe has lost his teacups" "The river runs high today" "The horses are running" a lot of gibberish that only made sense when decoded. Then came that fateful day when the radio message that all Europe had been waiting for durimg the long years of occupation. The following message that foretold the coming invasion and spelled the death of many thousands of young men, and the utter destruction of the beautiful Norman country side. To be continued.
Sapper