Normandy - The American bits..

As you have enjoyed my offerings from the Rhine tour I thought you may like to see some photos from last years Normandy jaunt? As this is pre-eminently a US based forum i thought I'd start with a few sites you will have heard of..

Sainte Mere Eglise


No trip to this town is complete without seeing the John Steele dummy on the church steeple.









The magnificent stained glass window within the church





And the quite superb airborne museum there..

 

The Pointe du Hoc


The stunning Pointe du Hoc which was attacked by US rangers who scaled the cliffs shown using grappling irons to mount the assault. The shell holes are courtesy of the USS Texas. An amazing place.

 

Utah Beach. A personal favourite. Wide and quite desolate with some superb casemates to explore.




















Note the damage from Incoming US fire..

 

Omaha Beach. Unfortunately the tide was in. The most interesting part of the visit was to climb up to the 75mm gun position that afforded a field of fire right along the beach...





The 88mm Gun is caged in now and sticking your camera through the grill is as close to it as I could get. A real shame..

 

Not forgotten.

 

Thanks again for the fantastic photos ! Those craters from the USS Texas are impressive. Couldn't imagine having a 14'' coming at me.

 

Another excellent set of photos!

It's good to see that you can now enter the fire control bunker at Point du Hoc as it used to be fenced off with no access to it.

The fortifications on Utah Beach are abundant and if you look hard enough you can still find relics in some of them.

 

Again, another set of magnificent photos, Jonathan. Thank you for sharing them. I also am in awe of the craters. I would imagine the impact and concussion would have been quite something to experience.