80th D Day Normandy France
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2024 4:22 pm
We did a trip to Normandy, France, to participate the 80th D Day anniversary. "We" were a party of seven and we traveled 10 days.
June 5th, the (German) Battery at Azeville, was an airborn airdrop:
Each Battery had 4 of those casemattes, housing a 105mm gun and were firing at Utah beach.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azeville_battery
Most amazing to me: a 356mm shell uf the US battleship "Nevada" hit into that casematte the remains of that shell that shell hit thru three walls and killed its whole crew
June 5th, the (German) Battery at Azeville, was an airborn airdrop:
Each Battery had 4 of those casemattes, housing a 105mm gun and were firing at Utah beach.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azeville_battery
Most amazing to me: a 356mm shell uf the US battleship "Nevada" hit into that casematte the remains of that shell that shell hit thru three walls and killed its whole crew