Lest We Forget~D-Day Anniversary

[Simoman 110]

The 6th of june 1944, operation overlord and the allied invasion of Normandy. My greatest respect and admiration for the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches in the face of heavy gunfire and losses. Almost 4,500 were killed during the invasion that day in the fight for the freedom we take for granted today. A time when men were men and Britain had a spine. The state of this countries "leadership" in recent years is an insult to their sacrifice. My grandad was on Omaha beach, he passed in 2000 and i'm very proud of him and our veterans past and present.

 

PLEASE don't turn this thread into another muslim rant thread

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Ohmaha was the most defended beach head the yanks Got pinned down britsh commando were diverted to. Join them. An ol marine engineer i knew. Was on the landing craft crew he told of men jumping in and drowning through wight of there kit , having to run over bodies floating in the surf. , he was at. Normandy and anzio. ,

 

IN THE MORNING AND AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

[The Seeker 3,048]

The 6th of june 1944, operation overlord and the allied invasion of Normandy. My greatest respect and admiration for the brave soldiers who stormed the beaches in the face of heavy gunfire and losses. Almost 4,500 were killed during the invasion that day in the fight for the freedom we take for granted today. A time when men were men and Britain had a spine. The state of this countries "leadership" in recent years is an insult to their sacrifice. My grandad was on Omaha beach, he passed in 2000 and i'm very proud of him and our veterans past and present.

 

PLEASE don't turn this thread into another muslim rant thread

VERY VERY well said

 

Those brave lads have my upmost respect.

[Born Hunter 17,974]

Their names may be forgotten in time but their collective actions will never be.

[walshie 2,804]

I've only one word for those men. RESPECT.

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Every town village and city has a monument TO THOSE THAT DIED IN TWO WORLD WARS. dont walk past

Take a minute THATS ALL THEY WOULD WANT

[Simoman 110]

I posted these before many years ago, I hope you find the time to read them, written by my grandad

[Simoman 110]

Written for my cousin's History project......

[Simoman 110]

My apologies for not posting them in the correct order......

[The Seeker 3,048]

Thanks for sharing them,

 

My neighbour sadly no longer alive used to be invited round for every BBQ and party we had, he was a gunner in tanks in the war, he fought at El Alemain (spelling?) against Rommel etc was blown out of 3 tanks. I remember him saying one of the tanks he was in facing an 88mm anti tank gun which let rip. they were that close that the round went in through the front and burst through the back engine like butter, miraculously no one was killed.

 

He told me he landed in D Day + 2 and he was there when they discovered Belson he described how horrific it was when they drove up to the camp they had no idea what it was and then seeing those living skeletons. Strange to think my neighbour and your grandad would have been at the same place at the same time.

 

Brave men indeed god bless them.

[Simoman 110]

Thanks for that mate Small world in some respects.........

[RubyTex 1,957]

Thanks for sharing Simoman.

 

To the best of my knowledge neither of my grandads landed on D-Day, Grandad Bunn fought in Cyprus and Italy, then further into Europe as the war drew to an end, without so much as a scratch. Grandad Linfoot got medically discharged after copping a shell blast which peppered his leg, up the left hand side of his body, up his arm and blew two fingers off when he was in Belgium. He was lucky he survived that!

 

They both survived all that devastation only for Grandad Bunn to die in his 60's from a dodgy ticker, and Grandad Linfoot to fall, in his late 90's i may add, and break his arm. He never left the hospital. My grandma was telling me about it and how when her dad (Grandad Bunn) came back he never spoke of it, and they knew it was not wise to ask. I dread to think what sights he, and everyone else, had seen and i hope i never have to see sights like that with my own eyes.

 

RIP to the true heroes of our country and thank you.

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

Thanks for that, Simo. That's me f**kin choked.

 

My Dad was a 'Dodger. Served with the North Staff's, primarily. Managed to avoid the hell that was D Day then. Wound up on some god forsaken f**king mountain in Italy instead. Where the vast majority of his Regiment, and a good many others, were wiped out by the machine gun and shell fire rained down on them.

 

It's funny; I remember asking Dad, as a nipper; " Dad, what was it like, killing Germans, in the war? " He said to me: " I don't really know if I ever killed one, son. It was more a case of you'd be in one hedge. Firing into another hedge on the other side of the field. And they'd be in there, firing back at you. You never really saw eachother. "

 

Then there was my Uncle John. Paratrooper. He showed me the scar he got when he was fired on as he dropped into somewhere. Just grazed his shin, luckily.

 

Then, as I grew up, I realised the buggers had been getting me at it! Of course, they'd have just been ~ at a rough reckoning by me, famously incapable of counting beyond my fingers ~ They'd have been kids in the war!

 

Now, later in life, with my interest in Genealogy ..... They were both in their early twenties. It was all true. I have my Dad's full military records.

 

Anyone want a f**king fantastic read? Want to have your eyes torn open to what these lads went through after the f**king war?

 

Put your money where your mouth is. Demobbed: Coming Home After The Second World War. We owe them so much Respect! :notworthy:

 

 

[Simoman 110]

Thanks Pete, I felt slightly choked watching all the D-day programmes last night, and i'm looking forward to tonight's programming to. My main regret is not talking more to my granddad about his experiences when he was alive. And thank you for the link.....

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

With thanks and respect for each and every one of them.