After arriving in the UK for the build up for the invasion of Normandy Lieutenant Meehan was initially a platoon leader for B (Baker) Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He would later become the commanding officer of E (Easy) Company.
Read moreDuring WW2 Heinz created a seld-heating cans of soup, providing troops a hot meal in the battlefield without the need for a fire
Read moreChronicled Account of 141st Royal Armoured Corps Crocodile Tanks in Normandy including the capture of La Marefontaine Batterie, attack on La Senaudiere and Saint Mauvieu
Read moreThe tragic loss and heroism of 11 men in Operation Aquatint: the ill-fated Commando Raid at Saint Laurent Sur Mer on the coast of Normandy
Read moreBraunton Burrows was used as the US assault training centre in preparation for D-Day from 1943 up until the Invasion of Normandy.
Read moreIn July 1944, the 24 Lancers at the request of the 4th Lincolnshire Regiment destroyed a house from 5200 yards through indirect fire
Read moreDiscover how on the 27th June 1944 in their first combat experience since arriving in Normandy the 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry destroyed 6 Panther tanks in battle.
Read moreA guide on using WW2 British War Diaries to research unit or soldiers actions. Including how to find diaries, convert ww2 grid references to modern locations and free online sources of maps.
Read moreSword Beach was the code name given by Allied Commanders to the most Easterly of the five DDay landing beaches
Read moreOperation Barricade was the codename for a raid carried out 1 mile to the North East of Reville on the Cherbourg Peninsula by eleven men of the Small Scale Raiding Force
Read moreNormandy has a large number of excellent museums covering not only the D-day landings and the invasion of Normandy but also living under the German occupation, here are some of our top pics
Read moreOur visit to Normandy for the 74th Anniversary of the D-Day landings visiting the beaches, memorials and ceremonies.
Read moreOn Foulness Island and Havengore Island mock Atlantic walls were built to test and develop methods for breaching sea walls
Read moreIn 1943 a replica section of the Atlantic wall and defensive positions were built in remote moorland in Scotland near Stirling to rehearse for the D-Day landings
Read moreOn the 8th June 1944, 24 Candian and 2 British POWs were massacred in the grounds of Chateau D'Audrieu by the 12 SS Recce Battalion.
Read more"Bude at War" a tribute to the men of the 2nd & 29th Battalion US Rangers were billeted in the town training for D-Day and the assault on Pointe du Hoc.
Read moreA replica section of the Atlantic Wall at Ragwen Point, Carmarthenshire near Pendine, Wales built in 1944.
Read moreIn 1943 Canadian Troops constructed a replica section of the Atlantic Wall on Hankley Common which was to be used in the training and preparation for the invasion of Normandy.
Read moreThe Crocodile was a flame-throwing variant of the British Churchill Tank developed during WW2 with a range of over 100 meters and was highly effective weapon at clearing hedgerows and fortifications in Normandy.
Read moreFrom Allied and German war cemeteries to fortifications, memorials and museums, Normandy has such a wide range of D-Day sites, choosing which ones to visit during your trip can be a real struggle. To help give you some ideas and inspiration, we've listed ten of our favourite spots.
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