In June 2014, WartimeNI visited Normandy during the 70th anniversary of D-Day. A walking tour of Caen took us from Norman occupation to the Allied invasion.
American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy
The American Cemetery at Colleville overlooks Omaha Beach and is the largest allied burial ground in Normandy. This is where 'Saving Private Ryan' begins.
Battle of Normandy Museum, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Boulevard Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandy
The Battle of Normandy raged in northern France from 6th June to 29th August 1944. This museum in Bayeux tells the whole story through original artifacts.
Bayeux Cathedral, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Rue du Bienvenu, Bayeux, Normandy
The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Bayeux stands in the southeast of the city and was mainly undamaged by the raging Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944.
Bayeux War Cemetery, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Boulevard Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandy
The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest of its kind in France. It is located on the south-west of Bayeux, on the bypass road built by British troops in 1944.
Locals, tourists, veterans, people young and old took to the streets of Normandy in June 2014 to celebrate liberty in Caen on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
D-Day Commemoration service in Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy
I visited Bayeux on 8th June 2014, 70 years after Allies liberated the city. World leaders attended a commemoration ceremony at the cathedral days before.
In 2014, I watched the D-Day commemorations in Ouistreham from a quiet bar in Caen as world leaders joined veterans of the campaign to remember June 1944.
German Battery, Pointe-du-Hoc, Normandy, France
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy
Pointe-du-Hoc was taken by 2nd US Rangers. They held out against the odds for two days on the Normandy cliffs. The 1st US Rangers formed in Carrickfergus.
