thank you for sharing it with us.
thank you for sharing it with us.
yes in stead of tearing them down, they rebuilt them and continued living in them, 77+ YRS later!!
Great pictures and comments!
I don't think any one of us could fathom out the destruction and death in those country lanes.
Is there a "local" museum any where near?
Back to the 'scrap' thread heading....back in 2008, these bits could be seen by the track leading off the road over the bridge at St. Lambert-sur-Dives ( note genuine Normandy orchard in background ). Before you go rushing off to find them, they were a popular subject on French forums at the time ; I'd reckon they've been long since 'recovered'.
The nearest Museum is the one on Mont Ormel on the Camabois -Vimoutiers road , it's on Hill 262 or the Mace to the Poles of Polish 1st Armoured Division whose defensive stand on the Hill from the 19th-22nd August 1944 was one of the fiercest but still little known of the Normandy Campaign , a BG of 1500 men went onto the Mace and only 100 walked off when relieved by the Canadian Grenadier Guards . The old Museum in Falaise was closed and the contents which were fantastic moved to Ohaha beach where it is now in the Overlord Museum , arguably the best Museum in Normandy now .by The Devil's Bank
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
The ford at Moissy was not the only crossing of the river Dives - there were TWO small bridges at St Lambert as well - but these were the first to get clogged and become impassable. Here is what they look like today - an idyllic French scene....
The main road bridge in the foreground and the smaller field bridge in the background.
Compared to August 1944.....
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
This one qualifies as 'scrap' in 1944, but sadly not in 2008 !Just a few yards up from the bridges in St Lambert. Not a single Panther nut and bolt to be seen in 2008, but the barn in the background ( slightly obscured by trees ) is the same....
This thread seems to be generating a lot of interest - there are now a number of good guidebooks and magazines about the Falaise Gap. For anyone who is keen to visit the area, I thought I'd recommend one of my favourites shown below.Published in 2007, it's well worth tracking down. It's in French, but that's no problem as it's mainly a pictorial essay. It has many photos of wrecked vehicles in the Gap, together with relics which have found in recent years, plus numerous 'then & nows' and colour aerial views which make for good orientation when you're there.....
Bonne chance !
Post any and all publications you want, Martin.
The idea is to get it all into the one thread.
Cheers, Dan
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
Still relevant even now. Panzers in Normandy Then & Now
Rückmarsch Then & Now, does also show some graphic results from the corridor of death
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