Beaches of Normandy - D-Day - changed the course of history

Sixth June 1944 at 0016 hours (12.16 clock), the British Horsa gliders carrying 25 paratroopers, a crash landing near the Channel to Caen, northern France. During the early morning hours, three divisions of allied air and 101 US-82 along with the 6th British landed behind targeted French beaches. This was the beginning of D-Day ... a day that would change the course of history forever.

The landing of the small villages of Ouistreham Quinneville extended (over 50Miles). The Americans were (code name for the landing beaches) "Utah and Omaha" and the British landed at Gold and Sword. The Canadian troops landed on Juno beach. The operation was planned in 1943 and codenamed " Overlord. "The Germans expected the landing to the north, but chose the Allies landed in the Bay of Seine. The area was below the bank's fixed-Pas de Calais and gave the element of surprise.

Between 0630 and 0730 hours,135 000 men and 20,000 vehicles landed in cold, rough seas along the five beaches. The objectives difficult for D-Day operation were not achieved, but the whole mission was a success. The U.S. military for fighting impossible magnificent courage on "Omaha Beach". The pre-dawn bombardment of German positions was a failure, as the Nazi machine guns pinned the Americans against the sea. This has been the target more difficult and costly to all beaches.Accidents and casualties were extremely high and once the mission was in the balance, until they are located and face the German counter-attacks were. It 'was this tough, windy beaches, in the twilight of the morning, June 6, 1944, when the Allies in 1945 finally got a scrape of land in France, which led to the defeat of German forces in Nazi Europe.

The Atlantic coastline stretches for 75 miles of Ste Marie-du-Mont in Ouistreham. The historic sites are covered D-Daywith World War II, monuments, museums, cemeteries and the remains of the brave and valiant battle armies of the Americans, British and Canadian left.

Many bunkers fortified sites in Germany remains intact, along the famous beach landing. The design and enrichment of these positions was conducted over a period of three years before the invasion itself. The more elaborate (Level 5) bunker near the village of Ouistreham, located just outside of Caen.

Monuments tributeand honor of the Allied forces as it brought freedom in Europe. One of the better and most important Le Mémorial de Caen. Caen devotes a large piece of land and very impressive architectural structure of these artifacts in the history of World War II at home.

A British Fighter Bomber Typhoon "mounted above the entrance welcomes visitors as" entering the Memorial. The museum is bright, well displayed and a real tribute to the sacrifice of many people. Two powerful film will be shownand most of the pictures is the actual battle scenes. The company that produced the French films, this fantastic job.

The display will bring the memories of this place in the history of putting in a very convincing way. A wedding dress mounted on a doll that says: "This dress was made from a parachute landing used during a French citizen."

The finish is a walk through the U.S. Armed Forces Memorial Garden. Written on the sidewalk: "From the Heart our country runs the blood of our young people in the name of freedom. "

The American Cemetery and Memorial is located at Vierville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, the place where the overwhelming excess of U.S. forces faced a challenge. Many young American soldiers have been in these flat-bottomed boats, shoulder to shoulder, loaded with wet, heavy packs and rifles. The doors opened and ran for their lives under very heavy machine gun and artillery fire. From high above theBeaches>. Twelve hundred and dedicated skilled U.S. soldiers were killed on this beach on the first day alone.

you are 10 sections of tombs arranged alphabetically as a search on a computer and find their loved ones and know exactly what area of research as our men and women to be less precisely aligned headstones of white marble of Lasa, Latin crosses and Stars of David. Trees, shrubs and roses mark the grave plots. Polyanthus beds in the garden of cut rosesmissing, while a large number of trees grace the lawns.

Cemetery data and information

Weight - 172.5 ha ... Headline - 9, 387

Latin Cross - 9, 238 ... Stars of David - 149

Missing in Action - 1, 557 ... Medal of Honor: 3

Pairs of brothers - 38 ... Dedicated - July 18, 1956

Note: The American Cemetery in Normandy is one of 14 permanent American World War II military cemeteries on foreign soil. The government of France granted to use these areas asa permanent burial site without charges or taxes.

can leave in view of all the problems in our world today, and lead to the outcome of the Second World War certainly matters in His Own Mind. "Will the history repeat again?"

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