Normandy 1944 2008

[civilwargal]

More more more!!

I love comparitive photos. There is a great book by Bill Frasanito comparing modern photos with Civil War era pics at Gettysburg. Reminds you that things can dramatically change while leaving a reminder of what happened there.

Also reminded me of the great Carl Sandburg poem "Grass". (yet another great war poem)

[CaptO]

Also reminded me of the great Carl Sandburg poem "Grass". (yet another great war poem)

 

For those of you not familiar:

 

GRASS

 

by: Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

 

Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo,

Shovel them under and let me work--

I am the grass; I cover all.

 

And pile them high at Gettysburg

And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.

Shovel them under and let me work.

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:

What place is this?

Where are we now?

 

I am the grass.

Let me work.

 

This is one that I had forgotten about or I would have added it to the War Peom section (part I, II, and III.) It is one of my favorites.

[verow]

I always thought that the last picture was taken at Pointe du Hoc.

 

 

 

Under , the WN 60 ,at the foot of the cliff at Colleville sur Mer, Omaha Beach area Red Fox right Fox Green and F1. Some injured belong to the 29th Infantry Division. At the top of the image slightly to the right soldier with a bandage bears the insignia of the 29th on his jacket M41.

 

Also , on the same area at the same time, we can see more closely the soldier from the 29th. In the bottom right of the picture another soldier from the 29th identified with his badge on his jacket.

 

I put a link or you can see the map :

 

http://sites.estvideo.net/normandie1944/omaha_beach.htm

 

Vee

[roque_riojas]

All are nice pics. of Normandy and Omaha beaches, but I

haven't seen any of Algiers,No. Africa, Salerno, Sicily, Anzio,

Italy. I wonder how many people know about them. Roque

[CaptO]

Whereas anyone reading this on this forum is very familiar with the campaign in the Med, I'm afraid that most folks in America are aren't. I think that it is not just ignorance of WWII, but history in general. The American public schools get a bad rep, and I do have my problems with them, but it really comes down to the parents. If they don't care, then the student sure isn't going to, and any school won't be able to get them to learn anything for love or money.

All I can do is try my hardest to have my kids maximize what they are taught in school and teach them all I can at home.

 

My 7 year old probably knows more about WWII (to include the Mediterranean theater) then most adults do.

[Walt's Daughter]

The reason we have before and afters of Normandy, etc, is we have many forums members who live in France, Belgium, etc, but sadly we don't have any forum members who are from Sicily or Italy. It's just a simple matter of geography. Maybe someday that will change.

 

[verow]

Bridge Soulles (Coutances)

 

Coutances is freed only July 28th by the Americans coming from perriers,Saint- sauveur-lendelin and monthuchon . Resistances German is marginal. But the city, already destroyed in 60 % by bombardments, is almost empty.

 

The taken back city, a part of the troops Americans come down up to the bridge of soulles to go towards gavray.

 

 

Picture of the bridge of soulles nowadays

 

Vee

[verow]

Colleville Sur Mer in 1944 and 2006

 

 

Vee

[verow]

Sainte Marie Du Mont in 1944 in Today

 

Vee

[Walt's Daughter]

Once again, bravo. I love them all, but was especially intrigued by Bridge Soulles (Coutances) photos. I must be a BRIDGE gal!