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Left & Right :
village of Beuzeville-au-Plain,
where plane #66, a C-47 crashed, killing all aboard. The paratroopers
were carrying phosphorus bombs, and the plane burned with tremendous
heat for many hours.-- Below
Left :
Site of the crash was
on the other side of the hedgerows (to the right) in the photo
below.-- Below
Right :
Memorial to Company
Commander 1st Lieutenant Thomas Meehan III. |
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Above
Right :
cutaway of a smaller hedgerow. This dense shrub growth of shrubs
and other material often contained trees as well (as pictured
in photo Above, Top Left). Frequently attaining 5-6'
in height, it provided ideal defensive cover for the German
army.
Below
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Utah Beach - metal hedgehogs and concrete impediments were installed
on the beach and surrounding area to deter landing forces. |
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Above
Right :
guide Nigel
Stewart points out the angle of sweep of a gun emplacement
on Utah Beach.
Below
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located 13 miles west of Omaha Beach, Utah
Beach was less fortified, because the Germans felt the deliberately
flooded marshes between the two beaches and behind Utah Beach
would discourage it as a potential landing area.--
Bottom
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the museum at Utah Beach has many landing craft staged outside,
including an LCVP, the 36' wooden "Higgins Boat" (Bottom
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| Below,
Left & Center :
relatives
write dedications to those who
fought in battle, in the small cafe that sits above former
German (then U.S.) bunker. |
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