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March 26th, 2003, 11:58 AM
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Well Guys I am off to Normandy tonight and will be posting some pics when I get back. I want to try to post some pics with a wartime equivalent to show the changes in Normandy over the last sixty years and in some parts that aint much! Anyway see ya all next week... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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March 26th, 2003, 02:56 PM
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I'm off too. Will try and post some pics when i get back aswell. be back next week.
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March 26th, 2003, 03:56 PM
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Are you following Red in his footsteps or will be visiting other sites through the countryside ? Yes take many pics U guyz !!
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March 26th, 2003, 05:05 PM
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Indeed, take some pictures and put them here on this forum. Wish I could go too.
But .................................................. ...... my endwork has to be done by Tuesday.
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March 26th, 2003, 07:48 PM
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Have a great time, fellas !
( Envious  Grr Grr  )
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March 26th, 2003, 09:24 PM
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Let us know how you got on, especially at Mt Pincon.
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March 29th, 2003, 04:30 AM
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Have a great time and a safe trip guys.
Greg [img]smile.gif[/img]
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March 31st, 2003, 10:51 AM
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just reporting from normandy. its great to be here. will have lots of pics when i come back. so will red. he has been snapping away aswell. erich we are both part of the same university. so im on the same trip.
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March 31st, 2003, 11:20 AM
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Oh! The envy... 
We're all with you in spirit, guys ! ( Calvados, that is... )
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Mahross - If you're visiting Ouistreham, could you see if a 60 foot white square tower is still there in the sector close to the river estuary/coast. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Also (big also), can you try and pick-up a schedule of events in/around Ouistreham planned for June 2004? [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] Would be greatly appreciated!
Have a good time.
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April 1st, 2003, 02:16 AM
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Hope you have the best time of your life there.
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April 1st, 2003, 11:53 AM
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Well its been a long few days but superb!!! Yes the 52ft high bunker in Quistrhem is still there and I have pics... Lots of pics in fact!!!
I am afraid you will have to wait a few days as they are all black and white but they should be good!
We have pics of Mont Pincon, Mont Ormel, Pegasus Bridge ( I have stood on the real one!), Hill 112, Sword and Juno, Mulberry harbour, Villers Bocage, Corridor of Death, Bull Bridge and Museums and Cemetries!!!
The Pegasus Bridge museum is building a Horsa glider for the 60 anniversary!!!
Got pics of Shermans, Hetzer, Jeeps, Churchills nand just general countryside stuff! I will try to post as many as possible.
Anyway gonna go to bed now as I have just got back and am very tired but very very very very happy!!!! 
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April 1st, 2003, 04:26 PM
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thumbs up Red ! Glad it was a great trip, and yes I for one and many others would love to see those pics when ready. hill 112, Ormel and Mt. Pincon especially.....
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Cant wait til I can see your pics--sounds like you had a great trip! Maybe someday ill see if somebody can post some of my pics from Germany here--includes current German Gebirgejagers, the U 181 vet reunion, meeting with Remy Schrijnen at his home ((SS Sturmbrigade Langemarcks only RKT)) pics of castles--unless you guys are all castled out--pics of three uboats in and outside and pice taken through their periscopes (if they come out)) pics of masted ships and a former East German warship and still even fewer pics of ww2 damaged buildings. Also pics of the Uboat Memorial in Moltenort and pics of Horst Bredows Uboat Archiv in Altenbruch. If anyone is interested that is. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Post them as quick as possible.
I can't wait to see them.
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I hope you enjoy the trip!
Best regards/ Daniel
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April 3rd, 2003, 09:48 AM
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Trip was excellent. If you ever do one battlefield normandy should be the one. The walk up hill 112 is deceptively long. everytime you reach a crest it is false and there is another one to go. I will post my pics as soon as they are developed, i've got 3 rolls. Just a question how do i post pics?
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April 3rd, 2003, 12:02 PM
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I'm afraid you can't unless you link it from another forum. Another way may be to send Otto the pictures.
Best regards/ Daniel
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April 3rd, 2003, 12:40 PM
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basically...
You need (a) server(space). Maybe your ISP/uni has space for a website (which is connected to the internet)that you can use to store the pics on. Or if you host your own site/server. Store the JPGs there and link from here to there (see FAQ of this site on how to do that...it is easy).
Do I make any sense?
In any case, sending the jpg's to Otto is by far the easiest option. If that proves to be a problem, I could host them for you...
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April 3rd, 2003, 08:57 PM
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Quote:
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Mahross - If you're visiting Ouistreham, could you see if a 60 foot white square tower is still there in the sector close to the river estuary/coast. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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I presume you mean this bunker - the Ouistrehem fire control bunker - which is now a museum:
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April 3rd, 2003, 09:00 PM
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Glad you all had a good trip - we look forward to hearing more about it and seeing some of the photos.
I am back in Normandy myself in a couple of weeks, with the BBC, in preparation for a documentary (one of many which will be screened in 2004).
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April 3rd, 2003, 10:21 PM
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Sommecourt--can you elaborate more on the BBC Documentary?
We get some stuff on PBS that was done by the BBC.
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April 3rd, 2003, 10:28 PM
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Posting pics? Wouldnt it be possible just to set up a Yahoo or Msn site if youve got lots and then link the url to it here?
Alternately, I suppose we as a group could set one up for all pics we want show?
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