Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
nice piece on French national news
never forget,brave men
never forget,brave men
nice piece on French national news
never forget,brave men
nice piece on French national news
never forget,brave men
Just imagine those doors going down on the landing craft. Machine gun fire all around. Not to mention the rough crossing. Brave men,brave indeed.
My Grandfather was pulled out of his regiment in 1942 to be part of a team whose remit it was to start scouting locations for the landings. He and the team spent the next 18 months scouring virtually every concievable landing zone along the whole French coast (reviewing drawings, paintings, postcards and photographs as well as exploring some via submarine). When the time came for the landings themselves, he insisted on going in with his regiment.
Just imagine those doors going down on the landing craft. Machine gun fire all around. Not to mention the rough crossing. Brave men,brave indeed.
Did he survive the war?
He did indeed.
He's still going strong, aged 98.
What a legend!