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The Submarines of the D-Day Landings The Submarines of the D-Day Landings 2
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The danger comes from the deep Fallen into oblivion, the fierce naval battles of the First World War left no trace in the public memory. Yet with the use of submarine warfare, they foreshadowed what would become the formidable Battle of the Atlantic convoys during the Second World War. In May 1944, 26 German submarines — relentless hunters of cargo...
The Secret Operations of the D-Day Landings The Secret Operations of the D-Day Landings 2
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To prepare and ensure the success of the Normandy landings, the Allied command devised special operations carried out by small units acting in the greatest secrecy to undertake dangerous missions. Gathering intelligence, deceiving the enemy, facilitating the task of the assault forces and recovering enemy military technology — these were their objectives.
August 1944 – The 2nd US Armored Division Arrives in La...
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Following the success of "The 2nd US Armored Division Arrives in the Eure", covering 18 to 24 August 1944, we return to this unit, from 1 to 15 August 1944. We examine the liberation battles at Tessy-sur-Vire, Vire, the Forest of Saint-Sever, Champs du Boult, Gathemo, Chérencé-le-Roussel, the Forêt de la Lande Pourrie, Barenton, Domfront and the...
14-18 THE CHALLENGE OF THE GREAT WAR - Quizz Game 14-18 THE CHALLENGE OF THE GREAT WAR - Quizz Game 2
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Quiz in the form of a card game with 200 questions and answers for everyone Ages 10 and up 2 to 6 players 15 min gameplay • Before the war• Historical facts• Notable figures• Weapons and equipment• Countries and armies• Civilian life• Soldiers' life• After the war• Memory of the war
THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment THE FIRST OF THE TANKS - The 501st Tank Combat Regiment 2
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This graphic novel, complemented by an illustrated dossier, traces the history of the 501st Tank Combat Regiment since its creation in 1918: participation in the final offensives of the First World War; combat in the Middle East and Africa; the Normandy landing on 3 August 1944, etc. Today, stationed at Mourmelon-le-Grand in Champagne, the regiment is...
OBJECTIVE OMAHA BEACH 6 JUNE 1944 – 6:30 A.M. OBJECTIVE OMAHA BEACH 6 JUNE 1944 – 6:30 A.M. 2
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Omaha Beach is certainly one of the most famous of the five D-Day landing sectors. It was on this 7 km-long beach, backed by cliffs, that American troops suffered their heaviest losses on 6 June 1944. Facing the Americans, the Wehrmacht's 716th Infantry Division defended the beach with machine-gun nests, kilometres of barbed wire, thousands of mines,...
The Tragic History of the 16. Pz.-Div. During the Battle...
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Following the first volume of La Tragique Histoire de la 16. Pz.-Div. durant la Bataille de Stalingrad Décembre 1942 - Tome 1 engaged north of Stalingrad from September to December 1942, this dying division continues fighting against the 66th Red Army until 2 February 1943, under the command of Generalleutnant Angern. Relentless, he refuses to surrender...
The Other Landing - War Correspondents The Other Landing - War Correspondents 2
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At the heart of the summer 1944 fighting On 6 June 1944, the Allied Armada sweeping through the skies and onto the beaches of Normandy brought with it some of the most celebrated war correspondents, including photographer Robert Capa, writer and journalist Ernest Hemingway, and later Cornelius Ryan, author of The Longest Day. Women, though barred from...
The Commandos' Bagpipe – Bill Millin
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Bill Millin, piper and soldier, sounds reveille for the troops at the commando training centre in the Scottish Highlands, leads the way for volunteer groups who sweat, run or march, and also takes part, in battledress and boots, in manoeuvres in the harsh Scottish climate. On 6 June 1944, aged 22, he was chosen to "sound the charge" for the...
American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm American Wire Mesh in Normandy – From Airstrips to the Farm 2
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Why take an interest in pieces of rusty wire mesh? That is a question frequently put to the author. The "American wire mesh" was there, beneath the wheels of aircraft landing on the temporary airstrips laid down by the Allies after June 1944; and it is still there, before our eyes, salvaged, reused and repurposed by the Normans. Where did this mesh come...
Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation Shorn Women – The Bonfires of the Liberation 2
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Humiliated, ostracised, cast out on the roads of disgrace for having had a "culpable" liaison with an occupier — falsely accused or not of "horizontal collaboration" — this work examines the fate of more than 20,000 women in France between 1943 and 1946.
21. Panzer-Division Normandy 1944 - Testimonies & Objects
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During the Second World War, the German high command suspected that sooner or later the Allied forces would attempt a return to the European continent through an amphibious landing. This is why the construction of thousands of concrete fortifications was ordered, from the Basque coast to Norway, in order to repel that assault. In addition to this, the...
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OREP is a French publisher based in Normandy, near the D-Day landing beaches. It specialises in local history.

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