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Jun 1944 - St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - St.Mere Eglise
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King Tiger's World War 2 Battlefield Tour (Europe)
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Jun 1944 - US Paratrooper runs towards the door of the church, covering from sniper fire.
May 2010 - A simple and peaceful church today
May 2010 - A simple and peaceful church today
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Jun 1944 - US Paratroopers firing at German snipers at church tower.
May 2010 - No sound of guns ever heard in the church today, only the sound of bells from the church.
May 2010 - No sound of guns ever heard in the church today, only the sound of bells from the church.
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Jun 1944 - St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - St.Mere Eglise
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Jun 1944 - On alert against German snipers
May 2010 - Peaceful town today
May 2010 - Peaceful town today
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Jun 1944 - Street to street fighting, flushing out enemy troops
May 2010 - Difficult to find parking lot today :sweatsm:
May 2010 - Difficult to find parking lot today :sweatsm:
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Jun 1944 - St.Mere Eglise after the battle
May 2010 - Simple life in St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - Simple life in St.Mere Eglise
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Jun 1944 - St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - St.Mere Eglise
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Jun 1944 - Guarding St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - Welcome to St.Mere Eglise
KT and Wife @ St.Mere Eglise
May 2010 - Welcome to St.Mere Eglise
KT and Wife @ St.Mere Eglise
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King Tiger
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i like to read and watch about WW2 books and videos too... do post more. What you are doing is certainly something different from what normally a person would do while overseas on vacation... At least those people i know
Thanks watsup.
This battlefield tour is a new kind of vacation to me and I enjoy it very very much. 100% (lucky for my wife also enjoy)
It is a relax tour and abit of a treasure hunting whereby I look for the past and present site.
My wife also help to do a lookout for me.
When we manage to find the site, it is a sense of accomplishment and excitment.
We look at the surrounding, look at the past photos and see/feel what they have went through more than 65 years ago.
After that, we go for the next treasure hunting.
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lohteekaya
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Photography is one of capturing history.
I salute you for your efforts!
Very nice series...
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I salute you for your efforts!
Very nice series...
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King Tiger
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Thanks lohteekaya, mlcy85. Glad that you enjoy.
More coming soon.
GPS, Maps, and ask around too.
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The church at St.Mere Eglise today
While Pegasus Cafe is the first house to be liberated by the British on D-Day,
Sainte-Mère-Église is the first town liberated by the Americans on D-Day.
Notice an figure of US paratrooper hanging on the tower of the church.
While Pegasus Cafe is the first house to be liberated by the British on D-Day,
Sainte-Mère-Église is the first town liberated by the Americans on D-Day.
Notice an figure of US paratrooper hanging on the tower of the church.
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On the night of the D-Day, 82nd Airborne parachuted into the area Ste-Mère-Église.
Private John M. Steele's parachute was caught in the steeple of the village church in Ste-Mère-Église, leaving him hanging from its roof-top.
The paratrooper was made famous in the movie, "The Longest Day" who landed in Sainte-Mère-Église.
Private John M. Steele was captured by the Germans, but he managed to escape later to rejoin his division.
Bullet holes are still visible in the church's stone walls today.
Private John M. Steele's parachute was caught in the steeple of the village church in Ste-Mère-Église, leaving him hanging from its roof-top.
The paratrooper was made famous in the movie, "The Longest Day" who landed in Sainte-Mère-Église.
Private John M. Steele was captured by the Germans, but he managed to escape later to rejoin his division.
Bullet holes are still visible in the church's stone walls today.
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This water tower (I do not know what to call it) was use on D-Day to clear building on fire, many townspeople form a bucket brigade to help to put down the fire,
which is also shown in the movie "The Longest Day"
which is also shown in the movie "The Longest Day"
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Interesting GI figure show restaurant menu
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St.Mere Eglise Today, another version of Singapore's Pasa Malam.
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