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  1. Dave War44
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    Hawker Typhoon,Tempest, Fury & Sea Fury

    First conceived in 1937, the Hawker Typhoon was dreamt up by Sidney Camm as the successor to the Hurricane and the Spitfire. The idea was for a...
    Thread by: Dave War44, Sep 30, 2006, 12 replies, in forum: The Hawker Range
  2. Kelly War44
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    The Cafe Gondree

    [IMG] The Cafe Gondree today
    Thread by: Kelly War44, Sep 28, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
  3. Jim
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    D-Day Glossary

    Military operations are thick with codenames, acronyms and nicknames that need explaining to the layman. Unfortunately, the written history of...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 28, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
  4. Jim
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    Aerial view of the Bridge 6th June

    At the extreme top left is Pegasus Bridge, as captured by British 6th Airborne Division in the first few minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944. Three...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 28, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
  5. Jim
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    Merville battery

    Impossible mission for the British parachutists The 9th Parachutist Battalion dropped in Normandy on 6 June 1944 under the cover of darkness....
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 25, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Merville Battery
  6. Jim
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    The Crisbecq Battery

    “Crisbecq” was one of the first batteries to open fire the morning of June 6 on Utah. With the exception of the Cherbourg Fortress and the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2006, 8 replies, in forum: Crisbecq - St Marcouf battery
  7. Jim
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    Mildred Elizabeth Sisk: American-Born Axis Sally

    She was named Mildred Elizabeth Sisk when she was born in Portland, Maine, on November 29, 1900. Her parents, Vincent Sisk and Mae Hewitson Sisk,...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: History of America during World War II
  8. Jim
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    D-Day: The Beginning of the End for Nazi Germany

    The road to the invasion of Nazi-controlled France began more than two years prior to its actual execution. In its early stages, the invasion plan...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: History of Germany during World War II
  9. Jim
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    The Sinking of the USS Corry

    The Saint-Marcouf battery, located next to the village of Saint-Marcouf, is also known as the Crisbecq battery, since it is also situated just...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 22, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Crisbecq - St Marcouf battery
  10. Jim
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    MG 34 & MG 42 Machine Guns

    Because of the cheapness, simplicity and ease of its manufacture the MG42 was one of the most remarkable light machine guns ever made. Like the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 16, 2006, 3 replies, in forum: German Light Weapons
  11. Jim
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    The Batterie at Azeville

    The Batterie at Azeville was one of the first constructions of the Atlantic Wall in France, the cannons arriving here in December 1941. The...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 11, 2006, 14 replies, in forum: Azeville battery
  12. Jim
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    Utah Beach - US 1st Army, 7th Corps

    The most westerly of the invasion beaches, Utah was the first to be assaulted. The current swept the first wave of men from the US 4th Infantry...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Utah Beach
  13. Jim
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    Sword Beach - British 2nd Army, 1st Corps

    Off-shore shoals and heavy defences around the port of Ouistreham considerably reduced the width of the landing area on Sword beach. The first...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Sword Beach
  14. Jim
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    Gold Beach - British 2nd Army, 30th Corps

    As the assault waves of the British 50th Division approached Gold Beach, high winds had brought the tides in rapidly and submerged the beach...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Gold Beach
  15. Jim
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    Omaha Beach - US 1st Army, 5th Corps

    Omaha, with its broad beach and fortified bluffs, was the most heavily defended of all the invasion beaches. The massive Allied aerial and naval...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 0 replies, in forum: Omaha Beach
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    The battle for the bridge

    Pegasus was the name given to a bridge over the Caen canal, near the town of Ouistreham. The bridge, also known as the Benouville Bridge after the...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2006, 6 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
  17. Jim
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    Longues Sur-mer Battery

    On my first visit to Normandy I came across four coastal German batteries at a place called longues sur-Mer, situated in the Bay of the Seine, to...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 3, 2006, 13 replies, in forum: Longues-sur-Mer
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