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Lieutenant Meehan and the crash of Douglas C-47 42-93095

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.

Heinz WW2 Self-Heating Soup

During WW2 Heinz created a seld-heating cans of soup, providing troops a hot meal in the battlefield without the need for a fire

Chronicled Account of 141st Royal Armoured Corps Crocodile Tanks in Normandy June 1944

Chronicled Account of 141st Royal Armoured Corps Crocodile Tanks in Normandy including the capture of La Marefontaine Batterie, attack on La Senaudiere and Saint Mauvieu

Operation Aquatint by the Small Scale Raiding Force

The 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

Mock Landing Craft at Braunton Burrows - US Assault Training Centre

Braunton Burrows was used as the US assault training centre in preparation for D-Day from 1943 up until the Invasion of Normandy.

Tank from 24th Lancers Regiment destroys observation post from 5200 yards

In July 1944, the 24 Lancers at the request of the 4th Lincolnshire Regiment destroyed a house from 5200 yards through indirect fire

6 German Panther Tanks Destroyed In Battle With Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Division

Discover 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.

Researching with British War Diaries

A 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.

Sword Beach - D-Day Landing Site

Sword Beach was the code name given by Allied Commanders to the most Easterly of the five DDay landing beaches

Operation Barricade by the Small Scale Raiding Force

Operation 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

Top D-Day & WW2 Museums in Normandy (Updated for 2024)

Normandy 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

74th D-Day Anniversary

Our visit to Normandy for the 74th Anniversary of the D-Day landings visiting the beaches, memorials and ceremonies.

D-Day breaching trials on Foulness Island's Atlantic Wall

On Foulness Island and Havengore Island mock Atlantic walls were built to test and develop methods for breaching sea walls

Sheriffmuir Atlantic Wall, D-Day Practise Site in Scotland

In 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

Chateau D'Audrieu massacre of 24 Canadian and 2 British POWs, Normandy

On 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.

Bude at War, A tribute to the troops of 2nd & 29th battalion US Rangers

"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.

Pendine's Atlantic Wall, D-Day wall breaching trials at Ragwen Point

A replica section of the Atlantic Wall at Ragwen Point, Carmarthenshire near Pendine, Wales built in 1944.

Hankley Common's Atlantic Wall, D-Day Practise Site

In 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.

Churchill Crocodile Flame-thrower Tank in Normandy

The 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.

Top 10 Must See D-Day Sites in Normandy (Updated for 2023)

From 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.