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We stayed near this little French town of Bayeux. A peaceful place now but not on June 7, 1944.
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We stayed near this little French town of Bayeux. A peaceful place now but not on June 7, 1944.

  • The monument at Omaha Beach - in both French and Engiish.
  • There is a nature preserve at Omaha Beach now. It includes a swamp that the Allied troops had to cross to get to the top of the hill.
  • The American Cemetery at Omaha Beach where nearly 10,000 American service men are buried. It is a very emotional place.
  • The crosses are all in perfect rows throughout the cemetery.
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  • Soldiers of all denominations are buried here.
  • We saw graves of soldiers from throughout the United States - very sad and moving.
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  • There are a number of similar very sad stories about the soldiers who died on D-Day.
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  • Pointe Du Hoc was the most difficult area to be captured by the Allies. This memorial tells the story.
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  • Point Du Hoc
  • Point Du Hoc was heavily defended by the sheer cliffs, barbed wire and German machine guns.
  • The cliffs at Point Du Hoc. The Army Rangers had been trained especially for this difficult mission.
  • The following three maps show German domination of Europe that began to shrink with the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the liberation of France. You can also see the Russians moving toward Germany from the east.
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  • Near the end of WWII - the Allies closed in on Hitler's Germany.
  • We stayed near this little French town of Bayeux. A peaceful place now but not on June 7, 1944.
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