Published 16 days ago by Gary Davies
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The sands at Arromanches, code-named 'Gold Beach' for the D-Day landings by Allied Forces against German-occupied France. The remains of the Mulberry Harbo...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Robert Bilsland
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During the early hours of the April 28, 1944, eight Landing Ship Tanks full of American servicemen were taking part in Exercise ...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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The Merville Gun Battery was believed to have contained four 150mm guns that overlooked the British sword beach. The gun...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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The Merville Gun Battery was believed to have contained four 150mm guns that overlooked the British sword beach. The guns ...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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The Merville Gun Battery was believed to have contained four 150mm guns that overlooked the British sword beach. The...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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The Merville Gun Battery was believed to have contained four 150mm guns that overlooked the British sword beach. The guns were ...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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It was a warm and peaceful day when I visited Utah beach, a complete opposite to what it must have been like on D-Day. On top o...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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It was a warm and peaceful day when I visited Utah beach, a complete opposite to what it must have been li...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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It was a warm and peaceful day when I visited Utah beach, a complete opposite to what it must h...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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Pointe du hoc consisted of a battery of six 155mm captured french guns that were able to reach both Utah and Omaha beaches. After ...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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Pointe du hoc consisted of a battery of six 155mm captured french guns that were able to reach both Utah and Omaha be...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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To remember the soldiers who lost their lives on this beach during the d-day landings Anilore Banon was commissioned to create a sculpture. This scu...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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The Longues-sur-mer battery consisted of 4 Krupp 150mm navel guns from a de-commissioned German destroyer. The battery was sited at an id...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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By the side of the third of four navel guns that made up the Longues-sur-mer battery. From here the guns had a range of 12.5 miles and could easily work up and down the coast and out to sea.
Published about 3 years ago by Robert Bilsland
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From this position you could start to understand the scale of the task that took place on D-Day and how impressive the Mulberry Harbour woudl have been.
