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Post by Army Air Force on Sept 22, 2009 19:07:24 GMT
M3 Halftrack at Tournai-sur-Dives This M3 Halftrack and the plaque below stand to mark the point of surrender of 2000 German soldiers and officers to one Canadian Soldier between the hours of 14:30 and 17:00 on August 21st 1944, marking the end of the battle for Normandy.
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Post by Army Air Force on Sept 22, 2009 19:10:36 GMT
Montormel Museum and the Falaise Pocket This museum tells the story of the Falaise Pocket, the capture of 50,000 German troops, and also the German escape before the Falaise pocket is closed. There was so much scrap metal from the thousands of abandoned vehicles that the French scrapping operation wasn't completed until the mid 1960's, not that long before I was born.
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Post by Army Air Force on Sept 22, 2009 19:11:01 GMT
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Post by Army Air Force on Sept 22, 2009 19:12:48 GMT
Tiger Tank at Vimoutiers This Tiger Tank, one of only two left in France stands as a memorial on a hill on the outskirts of the town of Vimoutiers. Several large cracks are visible in the turret where the crew destroyed the tank via charges inside after abandoning the vehicle, possibly due to fuel shortage.
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Post by Army Air Force on Sept 22, 2009 19:15:01 GMT
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