by ColinAuthor | Aug 21, 2015 | 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, Battlefield Tours, Normandy Trips
On the Invasion Beaches SWORD Beach So, it was off to the beaches. Our first stop was SWORD beach – near the port of Ouistreham – which was almost empty. On our way back to the car, we passed a relic of the Atlantic Wall – the German shore defences. It was either a...
by ColinAuthor | Aug 21, 2015 | Battlefield Tours, Normandy Trips
Operation GOODWOOD Today we would be following in the footsteps – or rather tank tracks – of the British Army’s attack to the East of Caen: Operation GOODWOOD. This was Montgomery’s plan to make good use of the “excellent tank country” to the South & East of...
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