The story
On the beaches of Normandy, the bridgehead conquered by the Allies is still fragile.
To secure the coast and prevent German reinforcements from reaching Normandy, the Allies bomb the traffic junctions and main Norman towns within a radius of 250 km from the beaches.
Photos:
- "France", 7 June 1944
- Reinforcements arriving on Omaha Beach
- "Le Matin"('The Morning"), 7 June 1944
- Saint-Lö (Manche) is baptised the "capita! of ruins"
- Vire (Calvados) bombarded.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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