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Normandy 🌿
Then one day you decided that your peace was priceless.
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Midnight on Normandy
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share the most beautiful place you’ve been to recently
this was sunset in normandy a few weeks ago.
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Étretat, Normandy • France 🇫🇷
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#sunshine
Veiller-ville 🌞 Normandy 🇨🇵
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Quote, do you agree?
"Hard times create strong men, strong men create good time, good times create weak men, weak men create hard times" by Michael Hopf. I don't know why but this resonates with me, when I compare WW2 guys who were 18 and 19 charging on Normandy Beach with certain death guaranteed for many, yet today… (edited) read more
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Tiger Ausf E
The wreck of a Tiger of schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 located at Villers-Bocage Normandy 1944. This tank was commanded by SS-Obersturmführer Hannes Philipsen.
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Etretat Normandy
Sunday’s best🌞
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An impregnable fortress of exquisite beauty
Mont Saint-Michel Castle is located on the Normandy coast in northern #France 🇫🇷.. The castle was built on it for the purpose of protecting places of worship in 1521, and it is one of the most famous tourist attractions included in the #UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Favorite Story(s) from history
I'll start, the invasion of Normandy when the USS Texas lost visual on the Germans so they flooded half the ship in a controlled flood for a better angle. Also the NUTS story from the 101st Airborne while trapped in Bastogne
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7.92mm casing + bullet, Normandy Beach, 1944
Was digging through a friend's collection when I stumbled upon this one in a million artifact. A whole round (deactivated, obviously) that was dug up on Normandy Beach and that he purchased from a museum in Gettysburg a decade ago. I couldn't not share it. (edited)
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Happy D-Day!
Apparently, today is 80-year anniversary of Allied forces entering Normandy, which lead to the start of liberation of Western Europe in the Second World War. As a war refugee and a granddaughter of a WW2 veteran, this is quite a significant date and fact I think is worth celebrating, but would… read more
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Wrex, Shepard
Just another day on the Normandy
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Unusual Crossover
Unexpected CrossOver 😎 Hope ppl are familiar with Mass Effect and Demon Slayer. Tali Vas Normandy and Nezuko Picture Credit @Conspiracy_Agent
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Historic Tuesday
Operation Overlord On June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in history took place in Normandy. United States, England and Canada with a contingent of 150,000 men, transported in 5,300 vessels, in addition to 1,200 tanks and about 12,000 aircraft in support. Paratroopers were also used,… read more
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I would like to thank the US Propaganda machine for making us belive they fought d-day alone with minimal support
FINAL STATISTIC 58% of all D-Day personnel were non-American, when accounting for: • Every nation that participated • Every dominion and colony • Every government-in-exile • Resistance fighters and special operations • Individual personnel from territories worldwide The comprehensive analysis… read more
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The Normandy is my Mojo Dojo Casa House💖
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Got the Normandy SR2 Ship
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Mont St Michel
I really cant reccomend this enough if you are looking to travel by Normandy. Good sights, good food, plus if you have the funds you can even stay there for your hotel! (edited)
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Mansion in Normandy
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I can use a cup right about now.
Any coffee recommendations, I’m kinda getting tired of the one I normandy drink.
3y
The Mont Saint Michel is a stunning island commune located in Normandy, France,
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On This Day in History - March 8, 1945
March 8, 1945 #OTD World War II: Granville Raid A German commando raid from Guernsey sabotaged three of the four ships in the Normandy harbour at Granville, damaged port facilities and installations including cranes, a railway engine and rolling stock in the docks. A fourth ship, the SS Eskwood… read more
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Would you rather...
Which space ship would you travel?
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Mansion in Normandy
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🐺
Today is the anniversary of the bloodiest day in the history of warfare D-Day people like to think they know what those brave men went through on that day but I dont think you really have any idea when those boats headed in to drop troops in shallow enough water that they didnt sink beneath the… read more
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On This Day in History - June 6, 1944
June 6, 1944 #OTD World War II: Operation Overlord 130,000 to 150,000 Allied troops, roughly half American and half British and Commonwealth, invaded the beaches of Normandy, France; it was the largest amphibious operation.
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On This Day
March 8, 1945 #OTD World War II: Granville Raid A German commando raid from Guernsey sabotaged three of the four ships in the Normandy harbour at Granville, damaged port facilities and installations including cranes, a railway engine and rolling stock in the docks. A fourth ship, the SS Eskwood… read more
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On This Day in History - June 6, 1944
June 6, 1944 OTD World War II: Among the German troops fighting in Normandy was Gefreiter Heinrich Severloh (Pictured) who was stationed at Widerstandsnest 62 (WN-62) on Omaha Beach. He would later be known as the Beast of Omaha for having killed at least 1,000 American soldiers though some say it… read more
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On This Day in History - June 6, 1944
June 6, 1944 OTD World War II: Operation Overlord 130,000 to 150,000 Allied troops, roughly half American and half British and Commonwealth, invaded the beaches of Normandy, France; it was the largest amphibious operation.
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On This Day in History - August 3, 1944
August 3, 1944 #OTD World War II: The British destroyer Quorn was sunk off Normandy after being hit by a human torpedo piloted by Oberfernschreibmeister Herbert Berrer of the Kriegsmarine during a heavy attack on the British assault area by a force of E-boats, Linse explosive motorboats, human… read more
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On This Day - August 3, 1944
August 3, 1944 #OTD World War II: The British destroyer Quorn was sunk off Normandy after being hit by a human torpedo piloted by Oberfernschreibmeister Herbert Berrer of the Kriegsmarine during a heavy attack on the British assault area by a force of E-boats, Linse explosive motorboats, human… read more
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On This Day
June 8, 1944 #OTD World War II: American destroyer escort USS Rich (Pictured) struck a mine and sank off Normandy, of her crew, 27 were killed, 73 were wounded, and 64 were missing; in all, 91 were killed outright or died of wounds following their rescue. Rich was the only American destroyer… read more
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On This Day in History - June 6, 1944
June 6, 1944 OTD World War II: Operation Overlord British Company Sergeant-Major Stanley Hollis (Pictured), using a PIAT launcher, took down several German pillboxes and a field gun during the Normandy invasion in France and was credited for saving the lives of many men. He was awarded the… read more
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On This Day in History - July 23, 1944
Photo Taken On This Day Group of veteran German prisoners captured at Maltot Normandy - July 23, 1944.
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On This Day in History - July 19, 1944
Photo Taken On This Day French woman sits with a Canadian Soldier guarding two German prisoners on the outskirts of Caen, Normandy - July 19, 1944.
