Stand where they fought tour: Normandy 2007

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Mont Castre - Gerville la Foret

This old school house was used as the aid station of the the FJR 15 and was run by Dr Dollereder. The withe door on the far right of the house was the exit for bringing out the dead to the near church where they was buried.

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Mont Castre - Gerville la Foret

The church which was just 500 meters from the school house. The KIA's found their rest on the cemetery first before taken to La Cambe.

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Mont Castre - La Grand Maison

This was the site of the Battailon command poste of the I. Bat / FJR 15 just about 2 Km from Gerville la Foret.

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Mont Castre - Counter attack

At this point, a counter attack led by my veteran friend R. Wulff was started on July 6 1944. The counter attack was made by 16 men and my friend was hit by a US sniper around 08 AM on this moring just minutes later after he had led his men into action. He was hit in the shoulder. The attack was made alonf the D97 in direction to La Haye du Puits.

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The Maisy Batterie - WN83 Maisy 2

Well I guess many of you have heard of the english guy, Gary Stern who bought some land and found the Maisy 2 battery. I t was clear that our group wnated to see if the site was ready to visit and yes it was. We also had the pleasure to meet the man himself and he told us some very intersting stuff.

Here is our group with Mr Stern on the far left, my friend and WAF member paddywhack, my friend Dani and myself.

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The Maisy Batterie - WN83 Maisy 2

Mr Stern dug up a gun emplacement for the 155mm gun shelling Omaha Beach.

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The Maisy Batterie - WN83 Maisy 2

Another 155mm gun site

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The Maisy Batterie - WN83 Maisy 2

If all is true what is said about this new found battery, than the assault to Ponite du Hoc is highly questionable. Could yit really be that the Ranger attacked the wrong strongpoint at D-Day? There are Rangers, after Mr Stern who clearly confimred, that they asaulted the Maisy 2 battery and it took them longer than expected to take them.

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The Maisy Batterie - WN83 Maisy 2

Here a newly uncovered ammo bunker. Mr Stern is still dugging out some more buildings and sites, so if you take a visit you may discover even more than we did.

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The Maisy Batterie - WN84 Maisy 1

Here are some shots of the Maisy 1 battery around 500 meters away of the other site. The bunker is of a type H669. They held 105mm LeFh 14/19 (t) 1916 Skoda guns of the 8./AR 1716 HKAR.

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The Maisy Batterie - WN84 Maisy 1

Another bunker of the WN84 site.

To be continued....

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well as my internet provider has deciede to stop my internet access as well as my cable il be posting alot more pics as soon as i get home home!! but i just have to say it was a fantastic trip and was great meeting up with jurg and dani after so long!!!!!

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Ste. Marie du Mont

We also went to Ste. Marie du Mont where the famous Holdy shop is. Actually the owner of the Holdy shop (you can buy ground dug stuff there) opened his own small but nice museum calles "The Liberation Museum".

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Ste. Marie du Mont

The museum is situated on the the town square just next to the church where von er Heydte saw the Landing force from the church steeple.

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Ste. Marie du Mont

This is a panorama shot of the big hall in the museum. It houses also some small items which are great too