April 2023
Staff Sergeant Donald E Bosworth.
1st Battalion 507th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division. 'Le Maison Timmes', Amfreville. Staff Sergeant Donald E Bosworth 1st Battalion 507th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division. I have just spent three splendid days [...]
March 2023
508th PIR Memorial
Last autumn, I had the pleasure of taking Vane Crandell in the footsteps of his father, Combat Medic Vane L Crandell (Snr) 82nd Airborne Division. Our visit culminated in a moment of remembrance [...]
Pointe du Hoc: Collapsing cliffs
Coastal erosion at the Pointe du Hoc Coastal erosion is becoming a serious threat to the future of this historic site. The speed at which the sea is bringing down the sandstone cliffs [...]
The Czech Hedgehog
WW2 Beach Obstacles: the Czech Hedgehog The Czech hedgehog was a type of beach obstacle used extensively during World War II by the Axis powers, particularly Germany, to hinder the Allied amphibious landings. The [...]
October 2022
Freedom made manifest on Omaha Beach.
Quite by chance I caught this image whilst taking a tour on Friday 28th October 2022. If you ever wonder why and for what reason all those young men died then here is [...]
July 2022
Re-enactment German vehicles.
Re-enactors are converging on our village for a week-long bivouac. Unfortunately for this German group one of their trucks broke down right outside our gate. Disappointing for them of course, but I couldn't resist [...]