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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

D Day and the Battle of Normandy



   D Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy took place on the 6th of June 1944, with airborne and amphibious landings. Fierce fighting followed over a period of seven weeks before the allies were able to break out of Normandy.



 

6th Jun 1944 AA Guns

7th Jun 1944 Air Raid

1st Feb 1944 Reorganisation

17th February 1944 Orders Received

24th February 1944 Preparations

18th Mar 1944 Instructions

27th May 1944 Security

28th Apr 1944 Planning

1st May 1944 Planning

10th May 1944 Orders

24th May 1944 Orders

24th of May 1944 Top Secret

24th May 1944 Orders

25th May 1944 Notice

26th May 1944 On the Move

26th May 1944 Quiet

27th May 1944 Restrictions

29th May 1944 Embarkation  


PREPARATIONS FOR THE ALLIED INVASION OF EUROPE 1944

Troops from 6th or 7th Battalion The Green Howards, 69th Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, embarking onto the LSI SS Empire Lance at Southampton, 29th of May 1944. IWM (B 5237)



29th May 1944 Embarkation

29th May 1944 Sealed Orders

29th May 1944 Briefing

30th May 1944 Marshalling

30th May 1944 Orders

31st May 1944 Orders

31st May 1944 Ready

31st May 1944 On the Move

1st Jun 1944 On the Move

1st Jun 1944 Accident

1st Jun 1944 Ready to Move

1st Jun 1944 On the Move

1st Jun 1944 In Camp

1st Jun 1944 Ready to Move

1st Jun 1944 Orders

1st Jun 1944 In Camp

1st Jun 1944 On the Move

1st Jun 1944 On the Move

1st June 1944 Preparations

1st Jun 1944 Preparations

1st Jun 1944 Breifing

2nd June 1944 Preparations

2nd Jun 1944 Ready to Move

2nd Jun 1944 Codeword Received

2nd Jun 1944 Preparations

2nd Jun 1944 Orders Issued

2nd Jun 1944 In Camp

2nd Jun 1944 Ready to Move

2nd Jun 1944 On the Move

2nd Jun 1944 Loading

2nd June 1944 Orders

2nd Jun 1944 On the Move

2nd Jun 1944 Preparations

2nd June 1944 On the Move

2nd Jun 1944 On the Move

2nd June 1944 Preparations

2nd Jun 1944 Preparations

2nd June 1944 On the Move

2nd Jun 1944 Preparations

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd of June 1944 Preparations

3rd Jun 1944 Preparations

3rd Jun 1944 Ready to Move

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd Jun 1944 Landing Craft

3rd Jun 1944 Preparations

3rd Jun 1944 Loading

3rd June 1944 On the Move

3rd June 1944 Move

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd June 1944 On the Move

3rd June 1944 Embarkation

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd June 1944 Waiting

3rd Jun 1944 Preparations

3rd June 1944 Orders Received

3rd June 1944 On the Move

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd Jun 1944 Orders

3rd Jun 1944 Move

3rd Jun 1944 Embarkation

3rd Jun 1944 Preparations

4th June 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Embarkation

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Poor Weather

4th Jun 1944 On the Move

4th Jun 1944 Delays

4th Jun 1944 On the Move

4th Jun 1944 On the Move

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 On the Move

4th June 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Confidence

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Poor Conditions

4th June 1944 Waiting

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Delay

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

4th June 1944 Rough Seas

4th June 1944 Entertainment

4th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th of June 1944 D Day Preparations

5th June 1944 Preparations

5th Jun 1944 Sickness

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Paratroopers

5th Jun 1944 Embarkation

5th Jun 1944 Orders Received

5th Jun 1944 Preparations

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Restrictions

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Orders

5th Jun 1944 Briefing

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Vessel Lost

5th Jun 1944 Silence

5th June 1944 Preparations

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th June 1944 On the Move

5th June 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Open Decks

5th Jun 1944 Operations

5th Jun 1944 Orders Issued

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Maps

5th June 1944 Orders Received

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th June 1944 D-Day-1

5th June 1944 Orders

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Delay

5th June 1944 Rough Seas

5th June 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Intelligence

5th Jun 1944 Orders

5th Jun 1944 On the Move

5th Jun 1944 Preparations

5th June 1944 Paratroops dropped in Normandy

5th June 1944 Monitoring enemy radio signals

5th Jun 1944 Signal

5th Jun 1944 Briefing

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Lancaster Lost

6th Jun 1944 Advance

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th of June 1944 Landing

6th June 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Almost to Plan

6th Jun 1944 Heavy Swell

6th June 1944 Pathfinders

6th June 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Messages

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Clearing Beaches

6th Jun 1944 Difficulties

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th Jun 1944 Maps

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th June 1944 Airlift

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th June 1944 Gun sites marked

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Attack Made

6th Jun 1944 Pegasus Bridge

6th June 1944 Reconaissance over battle front

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th June 1944 Cover for beach landings

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th June 1944 Diversionary Tactics

6th June 1944 Dummy paratroops dropped

6th June 1944 Assault Made

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th June 1944 Channel sweeps

6th June 1944 Mulberry

6th June 1944 Mulberry Harbour

6th June 1944 Killed in borrowed aircraft

6th June 1944  Two Spitfires lost on D-Day

6th June 1944 In Action

6th June 1944 Intelligence flights

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th June 1944 Normandy beaches protected

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th June 1944 D-Day maximum effort

6th June 1944 Anti-climax

6th June 1944  In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th June 1944 Uneventful patrols over Normandy

6th June 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Delay

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th June 1944 Landing

6th June 1944 Progress Difficult

6th June 1944 D-Day - 3 Typhoon pilots lost

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Cheered on their Way

6th June 1944 Steak and onions

6th June 1944 Gliders to Normandy

6th June 1944 D-Day sorties

6th Jun 1944 Shelling

6th June 1944 Stirling lost over Normandy

6th June 1944 Gliders towed to Normandy

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th June 1944 D-Day  The Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy began.

6th June 1944 D-Day

6th Jun 1944 Para Dog Rescue

6th Jun 1944 Gliders

6th June 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Drops Made

6th June 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Complete Suprise

6th June 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Battery Captured

6th Jun 1944 The Show

6th Jun 1944 Mistaken Identity

6th Jun 1944 Ranville

6th Jun 1944 Operations

6th Jun 1944 Coastal Defences

6th Jun 1944 D-Day

6th Jun 1944 Guns Silenced

6th Jun 1944 Preparations

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Vessel Lost

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Rough Seas

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Exit Lanes

6th Jun 1944 Obstacles

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 2nd Wave

6th June 1944 Smokescreen

6th Jun 1944 Obstacles

6th Jun 1944 Objectives Taken

6th Jun 1944 Assault

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Assault

6th Jun 1944 Sandbar

6th Jun 1944 1st Dorsets land in Normandy

6th Jun 1944 Rough Sea

6th June 1944 Radio report on D-Day

6th Jun 1944 Minefields

6th Jun 1944 Minefields

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Difficult Landing

6th Jun 1944 Rough Sea

6th Jun 1944 The Beach

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Advance

6th Jun 1944 Self Preservation

6th Jun 1944 2nd Wave

6th Jun 1944 Beach Group

6th Jun 1944 The Rising Tide

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Signals

6th Jun 1944 Clearing Beaches

6th June 1944 D-day

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th June 1944 Invasion

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Advance

6th Jun 1944 Engineers

6th Jun 1944 Operations

6th June 1944 Coastal battery bombed

6th Jun 1944 Under Fire

6th Jun 1944 Objective Taken

6th June 1944 D-Day landings

6th Jun 1944 Difficulties

6th Jun 1944 Difficulties

6th June 1944 In Action

6th June 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Crabs

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Fighting

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th June 1944 Attacks Made

6th Jun 1944 On the Beaches

6th Jun 1944 2nd Devons land on Beaches

6th Jun 1944 Sword Beach

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Communications

6th Jun 1944 Tank Lands

6th Jun 1944 Second Objective

6th Jun 1944 Difficult Conditions

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Shelling

6th June 1944 D-Day sorties

6th Jun 1944 Deep Water

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Beach Landing

6th Jun 1944 Shelling and Snipers

6th Jun 1944 Difficulties

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th June 1944 Ground troops support

6th Jun 1944 In Action

6th Jun 1944 Clearing Enemy

6th Jun 1944 Opposition

6th Jun 1944 Pill Box

6th Jun 1944 Obstacles not Cleared

6th Jun 1944 Advance

6th Jun 1944 Advance

6th Jun 1944 Congestion

6th June 1944 Ops

6th Jun 1944 Difficult Conditions

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Rough Seas

6th Jun 1944 Assault

6th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

6th Jun 1944 Advance

6th Jun 1944 Beaches

6th Jun 1944 Heavy Sea

6th June 1944 On the Move

6th June 1944 Photography

6th Jun 1944 Into Position

6th Jun 1944 Landing

6th Jun 1944 Ashore

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

6th Jun 1944 Ammunition

6th Jun 1944 Communications

6th Jun 1944 Tides

6th Jun 1944 Convoy

6th Jun 1944 Recce

6th Jun 1944 Loading

6th Jun 1944 Strong Opposition

6th Jun 1944 Beach Cleared

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 Defence

6th Jun 1944 Enemy Position

6th Jun 1944 Digging in

6th Jun 1944 Guards

6th Jun 1944 Behind Schedule

6th Jun 1944 Wet Landing

6th June 1944 Gliders

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th June 1944 D-day patrols

6th Jun 1944 Preparations

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 On the Move

6th Jun 1944 Ops

6th Jun 1944 Operations

6th Jun 1944 Concentration

6th Jun 1944 Supply Lines

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Advance

7th Jun 1944 Village Cleared

7th Jun 1944 Advance Party

7th June 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Town Taken

7th Jun 1944 Area Secured

7th Jun 1944 Advance

7th Jun 1944 Objectives

7th Jun 1944 Attacks Made

7th Jun 1944 Landing

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Tank Threat

7th Jun 1944 Wood Cleared

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Ashore

7th Jun 1944 Vehicles

7th Jun 1944 Advance

7th Jun 1944 Enemy Position

7th Jun 1944 Objectives Taken

7th Jun 1944 Attack Made

7th Jun 1944 Mopping up

7th Jun 1944 Recce

7th Jun 1944 Prisoners Taken

7th Jun 1944 Coast Cleared

7th Jun 1944 Coast Cleared

7th Jun 1944 Attack Made

7th Jun 1944 Attack Made

7th Jun 1944 Advance

7th Jun 1944 Harrassing Fire

7th Jun 1944 Opposition

7th Jun 1944 Farm Captured

7th Jun 1944 Enemy Position

7th Jun 1944 Moves

7th Jun 1944 Objectives Taken

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Small Enemy Parties Engaged

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th June 1944 Objectives Taken

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Patrols

7th Jun 1944 Waterproofing

7th Jun 1944 Ready

7th Jun 1944 Preparations

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 Arrivals

7th Jun 1944 Mopping up

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 Attack Made

7th Jun 1944 Landings

7th Jun 1944 Operations

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Assault Made

7th Jun 1944 Snipers

7th June 1944 Shot down over Brittany

7th Jun 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 Misunderstanding

7th June 1944 Resupply

7th June 1944 On the Move

7th Jun 1944 Enemy Active

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Digging in

7th Jun 1944 Attack Made

7th June 1944 Reliefs

7th June 1944 Patrols

7th Jun 1944 Prisoners

7th Jun 1944 Enemy Fire

7th June 1944 Lost without trace

7th Jun 1944 Reporting

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Equipment

7th Jun 1944 Under Fire

7th June 1944 Missing in Action

7th June 1944 Escort duties

7th June 1944 Prisoners Taken

7th June 1944  Raids on MT in Normandy

7th June 1944 Failed to return

7th June 1944 Long and uneventful day

7th Jun 1944 Advance

7th June 1944 Reorganisation

7th Jun 1944 In Support

7th Jun 1944 Under Fire

7th June 1944 Messages

7th June 1944 Moves

7th Jun 1944 Unloading Commenced

7th June 1944  Armed patrols

7th June 1944  In Action

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th June 1944 Three patrols over Normandy

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Delay

7th June 1944 Ground attack sorties

7th Jun 1944 Construction Work

7th Jun 1944 Convoy

7th June 1944 Three Typhoons shot down over Normandy

7th Jun 1944 Briefing

7th June 1944 Three sorties

7th Jun 1944 Landing

7th June 1944 Few targets found

7th Jun 1944 Preparations

8th Jun 1944 15 Squadron Lancaster lost

8th Jun 1944 15 Squadron Lancaster lost

8th Jun 1944 432 Squadron Halifax lost

8th June 1944 Spitfire lost

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Radar Station

8th Jun 1944 In Action

8th Jun 1944 Patrols

8th Jun 1944 In Action

8th Jun 1944 Orders

8th of June 1944 Patrols

8th June 1944 Patrol

8th Jun 1944 Orders Issued

8th Jun 1944 

8th Jun 1944 In Action

8th Jun 1944 Prisoners

8th Jun 1944 Resistance

8th Jun 1944 Consolidation

8th Jun 1944 Attack Made

8th June 1944 Under Attack

8th Jun 1944 Consolidation

8th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

8th Jun 1944 Briefing

8th Jun 1944 Address

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Recce

8th Jun 1944 Prisoners Taken

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Counter Attack

8th Jun 1944 Shelling

8th Jun 1944 Under Fire

8th Jun 1944 Shelling

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Air Raid

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Radar Station

8th June 1944 Supplies

8th June 1944 On the Move

8th Jun 1944 Enemy Attacks

8th Jun 1944 Instructions

8th Jun 1944 Patrols

8th Jun 1944 Advance

8th Jun 1944 Patrols Maintained

8th Jun 1944 Security

8th Jun 1944 In Action

8th Jun 1944 Counter Attacks

8th June 1944 Intermittent Shelling

8th June 1944 Mortar Fire

8th Jun 1944 In Reserve

8th Jun 1944 Equipment

8th June 1944 Moves

8th June 1944 Motor Transport attacked

8th June 1944 Bad weather

8th Jun 1944 Reliefs

8th June 1944 Defences

8th of June 1944 D Day + 2

8th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition

8th Jun 1944 On the Move

8th June 1944 Attack Made

8th June 1944 Photo recomnnaissance aircraft shot down

8th Jun 1944 Ammunition

8th June 1944  Hard Fighting

8th Jun 1944 Under Attack

8th June 1944 Tanks bombed in Normandy

8th Jun 1944 Many Casualties

8th June 1944 Bad weather

8th Jun 1944 Construction Work

8th Jun 1944 Loading

8th June 1944 No enemy activity seen

8th June 1944 Supplies to Caen

8th Jun 1944 Orders

8th Jun 1944 Orders

8th Jun 1944 In Action

8th June 1944 Resuppling troops

8th June 1944 Armed recce

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Orders

9th Jun 1944 Enemy Tanks

9th Jun 1944 Attacks

9th Jun 1944 Sitrep

9th of June 1944 Shelling

9th June 1944 Reliefs

9th Jun 1944 Recce

9th Jun 1944 Exchange of Fire

9th Jun 1944 Reliefs

9th Jun 1944 Attack Made

9th Jun 1944 Counter Attack

9th Jun 1944 Counter Attack

9th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

9th Jun 1944 Embarkation

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Recce

9th Jun 1944 Waiting

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Attacks Held

9th Jun 1944 Quiet

9th Jun 1944 Observation

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Patrols

9th Jun 1944 In Action

9th Jun 1944 Advance Party

9th Jun 1944 Reliefs

9th June 1944 Resupply

9th June 1944 In Action

9th Jun 1944 Orders

9th Jun 1944 Equipment

9th Jun 1944 In Action

9th June 1944 In Action

9th June 1944 Flak Damage

9th Jun 1944 Advance

9th Jun 1944 In Action

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Unloading

9th June 1944  Digging in

9th June 1944 Orders

9th Jun 1944 Under Fire

9th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting

9th Jun 1944 Construction Work

9th Jun 1944 Fighting Patrol

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Change of Orders

9th Jun 1944 On the Move

9th Jun 1944 Under Fire

10th Jun 1944 Emergency Landing

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

10th Jun 1944 Advance

10th Jun 1944 Wounded

10th Jun 1944 Enemy Patrol

10th Jun 1944 Attacks

10th Jun 1944 Orders

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

10th of June 1944 Holding the Line

10th Jun 1944 Recce

10th Jun 1944 Quiet

10th Jun 1944 Bocage

10th Jun 1944 Attack Made

10th Jun 1944 Enemy Patrol

10th Jun 1944 Counter Attack

10th Jun 1944 Counter Attack

10th Jun 1944 Enemy Active

10th Jun 1944 Consolidation

10th Jun 1944 Convoy

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

10th Jun 1944 In Action

10th Jun 1944 Maps

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

10th Jun 1944 Under Attack

10th Jun 1944 Attacks

10th Jun 1944 Orders

10th Jun 1944 Patrol

10th Jun 1944 Targets Engaged

10th Jun 1944 Preparations

10th Jun 1944 In Action

10th June 1944 Resupply

10th June 1944 In Action

10th Jun 1944 Equipment

10th June 1944 Armed reconnaissance

10th Jun 1944 Attack Made

10th Jun 1944 Heavy Counter Attacks

10th Jun 1944 In Action

10th June 1944 Operational

10th Jun 1944 Move

10th June 1944 Attack on the HQ of Panzergruppe West

10th June 1944  Prisoners

10th June 1944 Move

10th Jun 1944 In Action

10th Jun 1944 Shelling

10th June 1944 Ground attack

10th Jun 1944 Communications

10th June 1944 Wing Commander killed

10th Jun 1944 Construction Work

10th Jun 1944 Mines

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

10th Jun 1944 Advance Party

10th June 1944 Pilot missing over Normandy

10th Jun 1944 Delays

10th Jun 1944 Defences

11th Jun 1944 In Action

11th Jun 1944 Waiting

11th Jun 1944 Advance

11th Jun 1944 Prisoners

11th Jun 1944 Quiet

11th Jun 1944 Attack Fails

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 Advance Party

11th Jun 1944 Preparations

11th of June 1944 In Action

11th Jun 1944 In Action

11th Jun 1944 Prisoners

11th Jun 1944 Shelling

11th Jun 1944 Attack Made

11th Jun 1944 Reliefs

11th Jun 1944 Prisoners

11th Jun 1944 Convoy

11th Jun 1944 Orders Recieved

11th Jun 1944 Into Position

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 Advance

11th Jun 1944 Impressive Fleet

11th Jun 1944 Patrols

11th Jun 1944 Intermittent Shelling

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 Communication

11th Jun 1944 Rounds Fired

11th Jun 1944 Orders

11th Jun 1944 Attack Made

11th June 1944 In Action

11th Jul 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 Demonstration

11th June 1944 Enemy Strongpoint

11th Jun 1944 Vehicles

11th June 1944 Advance

11th June 1944 Attack on road and railway.

11th Jun 1944 Enemy Guns

11th June 1944 Shelling

11th Jun 1944 Attacks

11th Jun 1944 Attack Made

11th June 1944 In Action

11th Jun 1944 Shelling

11th June 1944  Shelling

11th June 1944 Loading

11th Jun 1944 Heavy Shelling

11th Jun 1944 Snipers and Shells

11th Jun 1944 Booby Traps

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th June 1944 Flight commander baled out

11th Jun 1944 Preparations

11th Jun 1944 Advance

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 Reliefs

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 In Action

12th Jun 1944 Orders Received

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th of June 1944 In Action

12th Jun 1944 Under Fire

12th Jun 1944 Quiet

12th Jun 1944 Prisoners

12th Jun 1944 At Rest

12th Jun 1944 Under Fire

12th Jun 1944 Patrols

12th Jun 1944 Advance Party

12th Jun 1944 Advance Guard

12th Jun 1944 In Action

12th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

12th Jun 1944 Attack Made

12th Jun 1944 Operations

12th Jun 1944 Attack

12th Jun 1944 In Support

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 Attack

12th Jun 1944 Containers

12th June 1944 Accident

12th Jul 1944 Reliefs

12th Jun 1944 Vehicles

12th June 1944 Reliefs

14th Jun 1944 In Action

12th June 1944 Roads and Motor Transport bombed

12th Jun 1944 At Rest

12th June 1944 Civilians

12th Jun 1944 Patrols

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th June 1944 Two Spitfire pilots killed

12th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed

12th June 1944  Shelling

12th June 1944 Loading

12th Jun 1944 Attack Made

12th June 1944 Attacks on boats and trains

12th Jun 1944 Recce

12th Jun 1944 Busy Day

12th Jun 1944 Preparations

12th June 1944 Pilot lost; pilot found

12th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 Dispositions

13th Jun 1944 Landing

13th Jun 1944 In Action

13th Jun 1944 Advance

13th Jun 1944 Patrols

13th Jun 1944 Reliefs

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Advance Party

13th Jun 1944 Orders

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Relief Complete

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Reorganisation

13th Jun 1944 Attack Made

13th Jun 1944 Heavy Guns

13th Jun 1944 Landing

13th Jun 1944 In Action

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting

13th Jun 1944 Attack Made

13th Jun 1944 Counter Attack

13th Jun 1944 In Camp

13th June 1944 In Action

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Shelling

13th Jun 1944 Advance Party

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Rations

13th June 1944 Ammunition

13th Jun 1944 In Action

13th Jun 1944 Attack Made

13th June 1944 Gales

13th Jun 1944 Shelling

13th Jun 1944 Visit

13th June 1944  Air Raids

13th June 1944 Preparations

13th Jun 1944 Prisoners

13th June 1944 Caen airfield attacked

13th June 1944 Evening sorties

13th Jun 1944 Mines

13th Jun 1944 Air Raids

13th June 1944 Three sorties

13th Jun 1944 Preparations

13th Jun 1944 On the Move

13th Jun 1944 Quieter

13th June 1944 Pilot killed at Caen

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Attack Made

14th Jun 1944 In Action

14th Jun 1944 Shelling

14th Jun 1944 In Action

14th Jun 1944 In Action

14th Jun 1944 Landing

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Orders

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Reinforcements

14th Jun 1944 Shelling

14th Jun 1944 Landing

14th Jun 1944 Attacks

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Enemy Attack

14th Jun 1944 Currency

14th Jun 1944 Planning

14th Jun 1944 Attack Made

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Defence

14th Jun 1944 Quiet

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Resupply

14th June 1944 Delayed

14th Jul 1944 Shelling

14th Jun 1944 Preparations

14th Jun 1944 Vehicles

14th June 1944 Missing in Action

14th Jun 1944 Lessons Learned

14th June 1944 Minefield

14th Jun 1944 Attacks Made

14th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting

14th Jun 1944 Landings

14th Jun 1944 Recce

14th Jun 1944 Air Raids

14th June 1944  Bombing and Straffing

14th June 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Rest Room Organised

14th June 1944 Operating from airfield in Normandy

14th Jun 1944 Orders Received

14th Jun 1944 Air Raids

14th June 1944 Landing strip in Normandy used

14th Jun 1944 Preparations

14th Jul 1944 TAC HQ

14th Jun 1944 On the Move

14th Jun 1944 Defences

14th June 1944 Operations around Caen

15th June 1944 Move inland

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15 Jun 1944 Patrol

15th Jun 1944 HQ Established

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th June 1944 Shelling

15th Jun 1944 Holding the Line

15th Jun 1944 Exchange of Fire

15th Jun 1944 Landing

15th Jun 1944 Difficulties

15th Jun 1944 Reorganisation

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Intermittent Shelling

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Quiet

15th Jun 1944 Quiet

15th Jun 1944 Air Raid

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th June 1944 Bombing raids

15th June 1944 Continuing bad weather

15th Jun 1944 Shelling

15th Jun 1944 Quiet

15th Jun 1944 In Support

15th Jun 1944 Under Fire

15th June 1944 Advance Party

15th Jun 1944 Little Information

15th Jun 1944 Advance Party

15th Jun 1944 Quiet

15th June 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Quiet

15th June 1944 Tanks and M.T. attacked

15th July 1944 Tank concentration attacked with rockets

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Planning

15th Jun 1944 On the Move

15th Jun 1944 Air Raid

15th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

16th June 1944 Artillery in action

16th Jun 1944 In Action

16th Jun 1944 Recce Patrol

16th Jun 1944 Intelligence

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th June 1944 Enemy Fire

16th Jun 1944 Active Patrolling

16th Jun 1944 Enemy Active

16th Jun 1944 In Action

16th Jun 1944 Orders

16th Jun 1944 Vehicles Move

16th Jun 1944 In Action

16th Jun 1944 Attack Made

16th Jun 1944 Shelling

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 Shelling

16th Jun 1944 Enemy Attack

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th June 1944 Escort to the King

16th June 1944 Railway bombed

16th June 1944 Dawn patrol

16th Jun 1944 Conference

16th June 1944 Air Raid

16th of June 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 Barrage

16th Jun 1944 Reliefs

16th Jun 1944 Preparations

16th June 1944 Vehicles

16th Jun 1944 Attacks

16th Jun 1944 Advance Parties

16th Jun 1944 Visit

16th June 1944 Flight commander killed

16th June 1944 Beaches Bombarded

16th Jun 1944 Recce

16th June 1944 Poor weather disrupts operations

16th Jun 1944 Air Raid

16th June 1944 Dust

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

16th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed

16th Jun 1944 Shelling

16th June 1944 Wing Commander shot down

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Under Fire

17th Jun 1944 Attacks

17th Jun 1944 Conference

17th Jun 1944 Conference

17th Jun 1944 At Rest  


THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944

Men of the 5/7th Gordon Highlanders enjoy a brew, while one of their number sleeps in his slit trench, 17th of June 1944 © IWM (B 5750)



17th Jun 1944 At Rest

17th Jun 1944 Bombing

17th Jun 1944 Delays

17th of June 1944 Patrols

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Advance

17th Jun 1944 Shelling

17th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Shelling

17th Jun 1944 Orders

17th Jun 1944 In Action

17th Jun 1944 Under Shellfire

17th Jun 1944 Intermittent Shelling

17th Jun 1944 Targets

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Concentration

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th June 1944 Buried with honour in France

17th Jun 1944 Camouflage

17th June 1944 Communication

17th Jun 1944 Attacks Made

17th Jun 1944 Attack Made

17th June 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Liaison

17th June 1944 Move to Normandy

17th Jun 1944 Quiet

17th June 1944 Preparations

17th Jun 1944 Quiet

17th June 1944 Targets marked by the Army

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Assembly

17th June 1944 Move airbase

17th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 French Maps

17th Jun 1944 Ground Gained

17th June 1944 Shot down near Caen

18th Jun 1944 In Action

18th Jun 1944 Conference

18th Jun 1944 Recce

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th Jun 1944 Delays

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th June 1944 Active Patrols

18th Jun 1944 Waiting

18th Jun 1944 Advance

18th Jun 1944 Patrols

18th Jun 1944 Artillery Active

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

18th Jun 1944 Shelling

18th Jun 1944 Reliefs

18th Jun 1944 Raid

18th Jun 1944 Stormy

18th Jun 1944 Supplies

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th Jun 1944 Reliefs

18th Jun 1944 Maintenance

18th June 1944 On the Move

18th June 1944 In Camp

18th Jun 1944 In Action

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th Jun 1944 Report

18th June 1944 Recce

18th Jun 1944 Shelling

18th June 1944 Pilot under experimental Army command

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

18th June 1944 Relocated between ops

18th Jun 1944 Attack Made

18th June 1944 Oil dump bombed

17-18th June 1944 Troops and supplies dropped in France

18th Jun 1944 Conferences

18th Jun 1944 Quiet

19th June 1944  Operation Cork

19th June 1944 Attack on Cherbourg

19th Jun 1944 Conference

19th Jun 1944 Plan

19th Jun 1944 Ready

19th Jun 1944 Delays

19th Jun 1944 Shelling

19th of June 1944 Shelling

19th Jun 1944 Under Shellfire

19th Jun 1944 Shelling

19th Jun 1944 Bombardment

19th Jun 1944 On the Move

19th Jun 1944 Preparations

19th Jun 1944 Enemy Patrol

19th Jun 1944 Orders

19th Jun 1944 Arrival

19th Jun 1944 Quiet

19th Jun 1944 Quiet

19th Jun 1944 Storm

19th Jun 1944 On the Move

19th June 1944 Abortive sorties due to weather

19th Jun 1944 Poor Weather

19th June 1944 Report

19th June 1944 Patrols

19th Jun 1944 Barrages

19th Jun 1944 Advance

19th June 1944 In Camp

19th Jun 1944 Conference

19th Jun 1944 Message

19th June 1944 Conference

19th Jun 1944 Quiet

19th June 1944 Gales

19th Jun 1944 On the Move

19th Jun 1944 Patrols

19th Jun 1944 Conference

19th Jun 1944 Patrols

20th Jun 1944 Conference

20th Jun 1944 Poor Weather

20th Jun 1944 Delays

20th June 1944 Reliefs

20th Jun 1944 Under Shellfire

20th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed

20th Jun 1944 Barrage

20th Jun 1944 On the Move

20th Jun 1944 Preparations

20th Jun 1944 Preparations

20th Jun 1944 Enemy Active

20th Jun 1944 On the Move

20th Jun 1944 In Action

20th Jun 1944 Quiet

20th Jun 1944 Storm

20th June 1944 Orders

20th Jun 1944 Quiet

20th Jun 1944 Vehicle Party

20th Jun 1944 Reliefs

20th June 1944 Recce Patrol

20th Jun 1944 Enemy Targetted

20th Jun 1944 Conference

20th June 1944 Vehicle Party

20th Jun 1944 Conference

20th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

20th June 1944 Move to France

20th June 1944 Orders

20th Jun 1944 Orders Received

20th June 1944 Move to Normandy

20th Jun 1944 On the Move

20th June 1944 Railway attacked

20th Jun 1944 Recce

20th Jun 1944 Planning

20th Jun 1944 Visit

21st Jun 1944 Orders

21st Jun 1944 Concentration

21st Jun 1944 Shelling

21st Jun 1944 Under Shellfire

21st Jun 1944 On the Move

21st Jun 1944 Recce

21st Jun 1944 Preparations

21st Jun 1944 Enemy Armour

21st Jun 1944 Machine Guns

21st Jun 1944 In Action

21st Jun 1944 Rough Weather

21st Jul 1944 In Action

21st Jun 1944 Shelling

21st June 1944 Orders Received

21st Jun 1944 Poor Conditions

21st June 1944 Poor Conditions

21st Jun 1944 Bridges Shelled

21st Jun 1944 On the Move

21st Jun 1944 Shelling

21st June 1944 Recce

21st Jun 1944 Fighting Patrols

21st June 1944 Bad weather stops flying

21st Jun 1944 Civilians Evcauated

21st Jun 1944 Training

22nd Jun 1944 Orders

22nd Jun 1944 Recce

22nd Jun 1944 On the Move

22nd Jun 1944 Patrols

22nd Jun 1944 Recce

22nd Jun 1944 On the Move

22nd Jun 1944 Shelling

22nd Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

22nd Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

22nd Jun 1944 In Action

22nd Jun 1944 Briefing

22nd Jul 1944 In Action

22nd June 1944 Attack Made

22nd Jun 1944 Shelling

22nd Jun 1944 Conference

22nd Jun 1944 In Action

22nd June 1944 Poor Conditions

22nd Jun 1944 Change of Command

22nd Jun 1944 Difficult Conditions

22nd June 1944 Change of Plan

22nd Jun 1944 Short Shoot

22nd June 1944 Airfield in Normandy abandoned

22nd June 1944 On the Move

22nd June 1944 Detachments

22nd June 1944 Relocated again

22nd Jun 1944 Air Raid

23rd Jun 1944 On the Move

23rd Jun 1944 Preparations

23rd Jun 1944 Heavy Shelling

22nd Jun 1944 On the Move

23rd Jun 1944 On the Move

23rd Jun 1944 Reliefs

23rd Jun 1944 Mines

23rd Jun 1944 Contact

22nd Jun 1944 In Action

23rd Jun 1944 On the Move

23rd Jun 1944 Airdrop

23rd Jul 1944 In Action

23rd Jun 1944 Concentration

23rd Jun 1944 Poor Weather

23rd Jun 1944 On the Move

23rd June 1944 In Action

23rd Jun 1944 Mortar Fire

23rd Jun 1944 Orders Received

23rd June 1944 On the Move

23rd June 1944 Orders

23rd June 1944 Photo recce aircraft shot down

23rd Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

23rd Jun 1944 Enemy Active

23rd Jun 1944 Reliefs

23rd June 1944 Stuck in France

24th Jun 1944 Move

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 Rotations

24th Jun 1944 Waiting

24th Jun 1944 Attack Made

24th Jun 1944 Briefing

24th Jun 1944 In Action

24th Jun 1944 Quiet

24th Jun 1944 Instructions

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jul 1944 In Action

24th Jun 1944 Terrific Barrage

24th Jun 1944 Concentration

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 Preparations

24th Jun 1944 Artillery Barrage

24th June 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 Bridges

24th Jun 1944 Orders

24th June 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 Quiet

24th Jun 1944 Enemy Active

24th June 1944 German Oil store destroyed

24th Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 Briefing

24th June 1944 Return to England

24th Jun 1944 Preparations

25th Jun 1944 Praise

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 Air Raids

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 In Action

25th Jun 1944 Exchange of Fire

25th Jun 1944 Raid

25th Jun 1944 Orders

25th Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 Attack Made

25th Jun 1944 Attack Launched

25th Jun 1944 In Action

25th Jun 1944 Orders

25th June 1944 On the Move

25th Jun 1944 Experimental Gadget

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

25th June 1944 Moves

25th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting

25th Jun 1944 News

26th Jun 1944 Reorganisation

26th Jun 1944 On the Move

26th Jun 1944 On the Move

26th Jun 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 Barrage

26th Jun 1944 Raid

26th Jun 1944 Targets Engaged

26th Jun 1944 On the Move

26th Jun 1944 In Action

26th Jul 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 On the Move

26th Jun 1944 Attack Made

26th Jun 1944 Orders

26th Jun 1944 Difficult Day

26th Jun 1944 Equipment

26th June 1944 On the Move

26th June 1944 Defencive Positions

26th Jun 1944 On the Move

26th Jun 1944 Quiet

26th Jun 1944 Orders

26th Jun 1944 Reliefs Ordered

26th June 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 Orders

27th June 1944 Cherbourg surrenders

27th Jun 1944 Awaiting Orders

27th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 Shelling

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 Heavy Rain

27th Jun 1944 In Defence

27th Jun 1944 Attachment

27th Jun 1944 Guns Calibrated

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jul 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 Heavy Fighting

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 Security

27th Jun 1944 Digging in

27th Jun 1944 In Support

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 Much Rain

27th June 1944 Defensive Positions

27th June 1944 Move to Normandy

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 Quiet

27th Jun 1944 In Action

27th June 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 On the Move

28th Jun 1944 Reliefs

28th Jun 1944 Attacks

28th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jun 1944 Instructions

28th Jun 1944 On the Move

28th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jul 1944 Shelling

28th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jun 1944 Into Position

28th Jun 1944 Documents

28th Jun 1944 Attack Made

28th Jun 1944 Defence

28th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition

28th June 1944 Orders

28th Jun 1944 On the Move

28th Jun 1944 Supplies

28th Jun 1944 Visit

28th Jun 1944 Shelling

28th Jun 1944 In Action

29th Jun 1944 Concentration

29th Jun 1944 Concentration

29th Jun 1944 Shelling

29th Jun 1944 Panthers

29th Jun 1944 Raid

29th Jun 1944 On the Move

29th Jun 1944 Enemy Attacks

29th Jul 1944 In Action

29th Jun 1944 Orders

29th Jun 1944 Digging in

29th Jun 1944 Attack Made

29th Jun 1944 Friendly Fire

29th Jun 1944 Quiet

29th Jun 1944 Stand to

29th June 1944 Defensive Positions

29th Jun 1944 Supplies

29th Jun 1944 Snipers

29th Jun 1944 Enemy Tanks

29th Jun 1944 Move

29th Jun 1944 Under Fire

30th Jun 1944 On the Move

30th Jun 1944 Heavy Rain

30th Jun 1944 Move

30th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

30th Jun 1944 Raid

30th Jun 1944 Under Shellfire

30th Jun 1944 Airdrop

30th Jun 1944 Orders

30th Jun 1944 In Action

30th Jun 1944 In Defence

30th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

30th June 1944 Reliefs

30th Jun 1944 On the Move

30th Jun 1944 Awards

30th Jun 1944 Quiet

30th Jun 1944 Move

30th Jun 1944 Under Fire

1st Jul 1944 Attack Made

1st Jul 1944 Reliefs

1st Jul 1944 On the Move

1st Jul 1944 Digging in

1st Jul 1944 Counter Attacks

1st July 1944 Patrol

1st Jul 1944 Enemy Tanks

2nd Jul 1944 On the Move

2nd Jul 1944 Reliefs

2nd Jul 1944 Divine Service

2nd July 1944 Patrol

3rd Jul 1944 On the Move

3rd Jul 1944 Shelling

3rd Jul 1944 On the Move

3rd July 1944 Move to Normandy at second attempt

3rd July 1944 Broadcast Fails

4th Jul 1944 On the Move

4th Jul 1944 Mortar Fire

4th Jul 1944 Vehicles

4th July 1944 Attacks in Normandy

4th July 1944 Attack Made

5th Jul 1944 On the Move

5th Jul 1944 Intermittent Shelling

5th Jul 1944 On the Move

5th July 1944 Attack on field guns

6th Jul 1944 On the Move

6th Jul 1944 Intermittent Shelling

6th Jul 1944 On the Move

6th July 1944 Moral Scruples

7th Jul 1944 In Support

7th Jul 1944 On the Move

7th Jul 1944 Band Plays

7th Jul 1944 On the Move

7th July 1944 Airfield bombed again

8th Jul 1944 Reliefs

8th Jul 1944 In Action

8th Jul 1944 In Action

8th Jul 1944 On the Move

8th July 1944 Three sorties in Normandy

9th Jul 1944 Conference

9th Jul 1944 Orders

9th Jul 1944 Enemy Mines

9th Jul 1944 In Action

9th July 1944 Two armed recce patrols

10th Jul 1944 In Action

10th Jul 1944 In Action

10th Jul 1944 Orders

10th Jul 1944 In Action

10th July 1944 Rocket attack on German armoured vehicles

10th July 1944 At Readiness but not called

11th Jul 1944 In Action

11th Jul 1944 Hard Fighting

11th Jul 1944 On the Move

11th July 1944 Pilot survived crash landing

12th Jul 1944 Reliefs

12th Jul 1944 On the Move

12th July 1944 Guns along the railway attacked

13th Jul 1944 Reliefs

13th Jul 1944 Recce

13th Jul 1944 Move

14th Jul 1944 Attack Made

14th Jul 1944 Orders

14th Jul 1944 Preparations

14th Jul 1944 Attack Made

14th Jul 1944 Reliefs

14th Jul 1944 Orders

14th Jul 1944 Attack Made

14th Jul 1944 Quiet

14th Jul 1944 Shelling

14th July 1944 Spitfire pilot killed

14th July 1944 Orders

14th July 1944 Low cloud - no flying

14th Jul 1944 Memorial

15th Jul 1944 Under Shellfire

15th Jul 1944 Under Shellfire

15th Jul 1944 Orders

15th Jul 1944 Training

15th Jul 1944 In Action

15th Jul 1944 Planning

15th Jul 1944 Quiet

15th Jul 1944 On the Move

15th Jul 1944 In Action

15th of July 1944 Medals and moving on

15th July 1944 Orders

15th July 1944 Into Position

16th Jul 1944 Enemy Aircraft

16th Jul 1944 Shelling

16th Jul 1944 On the Move

16th Jul 1944 Briefing  

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944

Colonel J A Rice-Evans, CO of 4th battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, briefs his officers from his slit trench at battalion HQ before an attack towards Evrecy, 16th of July 1944. © IWM (B 7579)



16th Jul 1944 Briefing

16th Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling

16th Jul 1944 Liberty Trips

16th Jul 1944 Liberty Trips

16th of July 1944 Attack

16th Jul 1944 On the Move

16th Jul 1944 Paratroopers

16th Jul 1944 Officer killed

16th Jul 1944 Shelling

16th Jul 1944 In Action

16th Jul 1944 Line Advanced

16th July 1944 Air Raid

16th July 1944 In Action

16th July 1944 Results not seen

16th July 1944 Attacks on gun positions

17th Jul 1944 Enemy Aircraft

17th Jul 1944 Reorganisation

17th Jul 1944 Attack Repulsed

17th Jul 1944 Preparations

17th Jul 1944 Orders

17th of July 1944 Patrols

17th Jul 1944 Thick Mist

17th Jul 1944 Attack Made

17th Jul 1944 Shelling

17th Jul 1944 On the Move

17th Jul 1944 Troop withdrawn

17th Jul 1944 Attack Made

17th July 1944 Motor Transport bombed

17th of July 1944 Conference

17th July 1944 Move to Normandy

17th July 1944 Mortars attacked with rockets

17th July 1944 Abortive sortie

18th Jul 1944 Aircraft Lost

18th Jul 1944 In Action

18th Jul 1944 Attack Repulsed

18th Jul 1944 On the Move

18th Jul 1944 On the Move

18th Jul 1944 Bombing

18th Jul 1944 Attack Fails

18th Jul 1944 Quiet

18th Jul 1944 In Action

18th Jul 1944 In Action

18th Jul 1944 In Action

18th Jul 1944 Shelling

18th July 1944  Crashed on farmhouse

18th of July 1944 Appendix II War Diary for July 1944

18th Jul 1944 Shelling

18th July 1944 Orders Issued

18th July 1944 In Action

18th July 1944 Typhoon pilot taken PoW

18th July 1944 Successful day’s work

18th July 1944 Two Typhoon pilots lost

17-18th July 1944 Supply drop in France

19th Jul 1944 619 Squadron Lancaster lost

19th Jul 1944 On the Move

19th Jul 1944 Counterattack

19th Jul 1944 Minefields

19th Jul 1944 Patrol

19th Jul 1944 Reliefs

19th Jul 1944 Minefields

19th Jul 1944 Shelling

19th Jul 1944 Moves

19th Jul 1944 Reliefs

19th Jul 1944 Enemy Guns

19th July 1944 Instructions

19th July 1944 Lucky escape

19th July 1944 Cloud affects Ops

20th Jul 1944 On the Move

20th July 1944 Attacks on infantry

21st Jul 1944 On the Move

22nd Jul 1944 On the Move

22-23rd July 1944 Stirling lost on supply drop mission

23rd Jul 1944 Personnel

21st - 24th July 1944 Rain and mud

24th Jul 1944 Return

25th July 1944 C.O. lost on cab-rank ops

26th Jul 1944 On the Move

26th Jul 1944 Move

26th Jul 1944 Visit

26th July 1944 Bombing sorties

26th Jul 1944 Artillery Active

26th July 1944 Typhoon shot down near Caen

26th July 1944 Shot down

26th July 1944 Stood down for maintenance

26th July 1944 Attacks on guns and tanks

27th July 1944 Tanks attacked

28th July 1944 Three sorties

30th July 1944 Harrassing Fire

30th July 1944 Column of arms attacked

31st July 1944 

31st Jul 1944 Support

31st Jul 1944 Reorganisation

31st Jul 1944 Advance

31st Jul 1944 Attack Made

31st Jul 1944 Attack Made

31st Jul 1944 HQ Moves

31st Jul 1944 Guard

31st Jul 1944 Shelling

31st Jul 1944 Fighting Patrol

31st July 1944 Shelling

31st Jul 1944 Attack Made

31st Jul 1944 Fluid

31st Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed

31st July 1944 Pilots injured

31st of July 1944 Changed plans

31st Jul 1944 In Action

31st July 1944 Orders

31st July 1944 Reliefs

31st July 1944 Busy day

31st July 1944 Cab-rank ops

31st Jul 1944 Move

1st Aug 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 In Defence

2nd Aug 1944 Air Defence

3rd Aug 1944 Air Defence

3rd August 1944 Rocket attacks

3rd Aug 1944 Enemy Vessels

4th Aug 1944 Air Defence

4th Aug 1944 Flares

5th Aug 1944 Air Defence

5th Aug 1944 Torpedo

6th Aug 1944 Support

6th Aug 1944 Quiet

7th Aug 1944 Inspection

8th Aug 1944 Defence

8th Aug 1944 Delay

9th Aug 1944 Warning

10th Aug 1944 Shelling Reported

12th Aug 1944 Anti Tank Mine

12th Aug 1944 HQ Moves

13th Aug 1944 Landing Craft

13th Aug 1944 On the Move

15th Aug 1944 Fire

16th Aug 1944 Shells

17th Aug 1944 Inspection

18th Aug 1944 Enemy Aircraft

19th Aug 1944 Mine

20th Aug 1944 Quiet

21st Aug 1944 Bad Weather

22nd Aug 1944 Bad Weather

23rd Aug 1944 Gun Fire

24th Aug 1944 Quiet

25th Aug 1944 Quiet

26th Aug 1944 On the Move


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Want to know more about D Day and the Battle of Normandy?


There are:1566 items tagged D Day and the Battle of Normandy available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


Tpr. LP Wagg Staffordshire Yeomanry

Tpr.LP Wagg served with the Staffordshire Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



Tpr. W Templeman 15th (S) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps

Tpr.W Templeman served with the 15th (S) Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



James Elphick 61st Recce Regiment, 13th Assault Troop Reconnaissance Corps

James Elphick served with the 61st Recce Regiment, 13th Assault Troop Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



FJ Davies Parachute Regiment

FJ Davies served with the Parachute Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

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Sgt. Harold Mclenon "Nobby" Blundell MID. 463 Squadron

Nobby Blundell was born in Blundell's Cottage in Canberra in 1914. lthough a qualified mechanic he was also a wheat farmer at Weethalle (near West Wylaong) in New South Wales when he was called up in January 1940. His preliminary training was at Richmond near Sydney and then Ascot Vale in Melbourne as a Fitter 2E after which he traveled to the UK and joined 456 RAAF Nightfighter Squadron on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales.

In September 1942 he was remustered as a Flight Sergeant but a plane crash rendered him unfit for operational duties and he returned to 456 Squadron. In early 1943 he joined 617 Squadron for special duties. 617 Squadron were the Dam Busters and Nobby flew with the Lancasters during test drops of their bombs. On the night of 16/17 May 1943 617 Squadron attacked the Mohne and Eder dams causing considerable damage in Germany’s industrial centres in the Ruhr valley. Nobby Blundell’s role was to redesign the undercarriage of the Lancaster so it was able to carry the drum type bombs.

In November 1943 he was posted to 463 Squadron which was based at Waddington in England as a Sergeant Engine Fitter. He was Mentioned in Despatches for his work during the D-Day operations in June 1944 and in October 1944 Blundell was sent to Russia to service Lancaster bombers attempting to sink the German raider, Tirpitz.

After the war he ran a motor engineering business in Sydney until he retired in 1974 to live in Dubbo. He self-published five books on 467 and 463 Squadrons and was awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1995 for services to war veterans. He later moved to Cairns but died in Hervey Bay, Queensland on 13 September 2003.




Cpl Clarence Bell Royal Army Service Corps

Clarrie Bell 2nd row 2nd from the left

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My father Clarrie Bell was a driver in the RASC in units 98 PTC, 33 GT Coy and 633 Coy. He landed in Normandy on 6th of June 1944 and moved through France and Holland ending up in Berlin.

Ann Lewis



Spr. Robert Bruce Turnbull Royal Engineers

My dad, Robert Bruce Turnbull, he drove the landing craft on D-Day. If anyone knows of any info on him during the war, I would be so grateful. He died in 1981 and he did talk of the war and what he did only I was too young and ignorant to listen back then!

Maggie Fleming



Lt. Edward Neville Rudland Royal Artillery

My father, Edward Rudland joined the war, I think, at 19. He left his University at Oxford where he was studying medicine in order to fight. He was exempt because of his chosen profession. He landed in Normandy on D Day + ? and was with an anti aircraft battery. He went to to Belguim .

I have many souvenirs, such as a piece of the shell that landed on his bunk, which he had left only moments before. He was injured when he hit a mine which he rode over on his motorbike.

Julia Smith



Sgt. Rodolphe Valere "Rudi" Olivier MiD. 27th Armored Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers)

I know my Father, Rudi Olivier was a tank Commander and fought in Europe but do not know the timeline. I understand that the Sherbrooke Fusiliets landed in Normandy on D-Day but I have no other info. I have his discharge certificate issued 11th of April 1946.

Laurence Olivier



Stokr1. John Alan Eccles HMS Copra

My uncle John Eccles was killed during the D-Day landings.

Paul Alan Eccles







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Stephen E. Ambrose


Stephen E. Ambrose draws from hundreds of interviews with US Army veterans and the brave Allied soldiers who fought alongside them to create this exceptional account of the day that shaped the twentieth century. D-Day is above all the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their existence, when the horrors, complexities and triumphs of life are laid bare and courage and heroism come to the fore.



Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose


They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak -- in Holland and the Ardennes -- Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divison, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From the rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the disbanding in 1945, Stephen Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company. In combat, the reward for a job well done is the next tough assignment, and as they advanced through Europe, the men of Easy kept getting the tough assignments. They parachuted into France early D-Day morning and knocked out a battery of four 105 mm cannon looking down Utah Beach; they parachuted into Holland during the Arnhem campaign; they were the Battered Bastards of the Bastion of Bastogne, brought in to hold the line, although surrounded, in the Battle of the Bulge; and then they spearheaded the counteroffensive. Final



Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Dick Winters & Cole C. Kingseed


Ages 18 & up. They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while liberating Europe—an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander—"the best combat leader in World War II" to his men. This is his story—told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. They liberated an S.S. death camp from the horrors of the Holocaust and captured Berchtesgaden, Hitler's alpine retreat. After briefly serving during the Korean War, Winters was a highly successful businessman. Made famous by Stephen Ambrose's book Band of Brothers—and the subsequent award-winning HBO miniseries—he is the object of worldwide adulation. Beyond Band of Brothers is Winters's memoir—



We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers

Marcus Brotherton


Ages 18 & up. They were the men of the now-legendary Easy Company. After almost two years of hard training, they parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and, later, Operation Market Garden. They fought their way through Belgium, France, and Germany, survived overwhelming odds, liberated concentration camps, and drank a victory toast in April of 1945 at Hitler's hideout in the Alps. Here, revealed for the first time, are stories of war, sacrifice, and courage as seen by one of the most revered combat units in military history. In We Who Are Alive and Remain, twenty men who were there, and the families of three deceased others, recount the horrors and the victories, the bonds they made, the tears and blood they shed- and the brothers they lost.



D-Day

Bryan Perrett


It's 1944 when Lieutenant Andy Pope takes part in the D-Day landings, crossing the English Channel to the beaches of Normandy. Ordered to cut off the Germans' line of retreat, Andy's company comes under sustained attack until, as the only unwounded officer left, Andy finds himself in command and fighting for survival...
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D-Day

Bryan Perrett


It's 1944 when Lieutenant Andy Pope takes part in the D-Day landings, crossing the English Channel to the beaches of Normandy. Ordered to cut off the Germans' line of retreat, Andy's company comes under sustained attack until, as the only unwounded officer left, Andy finds himself in command and fighting for survival...
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One Man's War

Joe Nethercott


This book is the story of a country boy from west Somerset who joined the RAF as soon as war was declared in September 1939, when he was 18 and an apprentice motor mechanic. Within months he was driving big lorries and cranes in the Battle of Britain, recovering crashed planes. He went on to the North African Western Desert, Egypt, Libya, Tunis and El Alamein. From there to Italy: Naples, Monte Cassino, invasion of Sicily. Then Corsica followed by France, landing near St Tropez in the D-Day of the South. Finally after four years abroad, back to the UK, a wedding and release from the RAF. Along the way he was blown up, bombed, burnt, and ill. He was not one of the commanders, or the shooting and bombing action heroes. He was responsible for the transport that contributed to everything else being possible. He tells of the problems in organising vehicles, keeping them on the road, repairing, bodging, cannibalising, improvising and inventing. This is the not often heard voice of an ordin
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Time Bomber

Robert P Wack


Time Bomber is a powerful and intriguing story set primarily in World War II France during the final days before and after D-Day. While vividly depicting the bravery, sacrifice and human experience of soldiers who fought for the Allied nations, the author expands the story into the realm of “time travel,” providing a fascinating look at the “what ifs” of the work being done by scientists during that era. Included in that group is Dr. Willem Jacob van Stockum, whose life and work inspired this book. Although Time Bomber is a work of fiction, Dr. van Stockum was a real-life figure. A brilliant mathematics professor who has been called “one of the fathers of time travel,” he was also one of the brave soldiers who fought in the War against the Nazis.
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A Sailor at War 1939-1945

Ken Welsh


One man's war as seen through the eyes of a volunteer sailor, Albert Welch, who served on the Royal Naval warships HMS Mauritius, HMS Capetown, HMS Widnes and HMS Centurion during World War 2. The book represents the factual history of the ships that Albert served on during this period in the context of his detailed eye witness accounts of major battles, some of which were to become momentous events in world history. Albert’s vividly described, eye witness account is fully illustrated with over 100 photographs, many of which are taken from Albert’s wartime photo albums. This book provides a broad perspective on the war at sea, the home front and visits to exotic foreign ports, contrasting periods of humour, tragedy, danger, boring routine, and the full horror of warfare up close. Above all, it shows the risks these young men took for King and Country and the sacrifices so many of them ultimately made to preserve our freedom today.
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