Stand where they fought tour: Normandy 2007

[Jürg]

Bayeux museum

Well I have to admit that the Bayeux museum is just a shadow of what it was some years ago. Euro 6.50 entry fee and no photos are allowed. The stripped the museum heavy. I head a story that around 3/4 quarter of the collection belongs to a dentist and he and some other museum guy had an argument which could not be solved. So the dentist decided to have all his stuff back!

I would not reccomend a visit to this museum unfortunately.

Jürg

[Christopher G.]

Wow ! Thanks so much for all the fotos !

Regards,
Chris G.

[paddywhack]

well iv over 200 photos form this trip and once i get settled into my new house il posting the realy good ones!!(oh and i toke pics inside the meseum at bayeux!!! )

[Jürg]

War booties

From left to right:
US M1 helmet with liner (found in Ste. Marie du Mont),
US 60mm Mortar round (found at the site of the former German battery Marcouf)
US 50 cal. shell (found at the site of the former German battery Marcouf)
British Mills Handgranade (found on Sword Beach)
US belt buckle for officier (found on Omaha Beach, Sector Easy Red - in front of the german strongpoint WN62)
US M1 Garand bajonett (found in Ste. Marie du Mont)
German barbed wire (found on Utah Beach)

[Jürg]

War booty

Here a German M42 helmet found near St Lo

The egg handgranade was found in Luxembourg not in Normandy

[behblc]

Jurg's comments re Bayeux museum are sadly reflective of the museum which is largely an empty shell.

[Garethmk1]

Bridge 1 was also protected by a german block house which hat to be taken out. The remains are still there.

It is actually a Napoleonic bunker renovated by the Germans, Carentan was fortified by Napolean in the 1800's by means of utilising the lock system that the germans took advantage of to such an extent.