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.
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.
Omaha Beach, St-Laurent-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Avenue de la Libération, St-Laurent-Sur-Mer, Normandy
Omaha Beach was the code-name for one of five sectors of the Normandy coastline. It was one of the bloodiest scenes of the D-Day landings for the US Army.
Mémorial de Caen Museum, Caen, Normandy
Esplanade Général Eisenhower, Caen, Normandy
The Caen-Normandy Memorial Centre for History and Peace is better known as Mémorial de Caen. I visited as a child and was keen to return on my D-Day70 trip.
The Bypass, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Boulevard Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandy
After D-Day, on 18th June 1944, work began on the Bayeux Bypass. Today's ring-road follows the same route laid down by Royal Engineers and Pioneer Corps.
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.
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 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.
Falls Road Baths, Falls Road, Belfast
15-17 Falls Road, Belfast
On 16th April 1941, in the aftermath of the Belfast Blitz, volunteers worked through the day laying out the dead in the Falls Road Baths in West Belfast.