The story
A barber shop set up by an American Marine on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 11 Oct 1944Canadian Daimler and Humber armored cars in the Belgian-Dutch border town of Putte, during the Anglo-Canadian drive to cut off the German 15th Army on the islands of the Scheldt Estuary, 11 Oct 1944General Joseph Stilwell and Major General Curtis LeMay at an American airfield in China, 11 Oct 19449.2-inch coastal defense gun of Drummond Battery, Kembla Fortress, New South Wales, Australia, 11 Oct 1944
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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.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.