D-day 6th June 1944.

[mackem 23,661]

Operation neptune would have been in full flow right now. 

[mackem 23,661]

 

[BEARINATOR 2,824]

Never forget them and the sacrifices they made 

[Arry 18,484]

Theres a Sherman Tank in the car park at Slapton Sands that is now a memorial to the men that lost their lives in the practice for D day operation Tiger. The tank was recovered just off the beach where there is another memorial at the middle Slapton car park. This hole area was evacuated in the war and used as a practice for D day because it is similar to Normandy.

Stopped by today because it 6th of June. My uncle was shot as he stormed the beach that day he was lucky in the fact that he survived.

Cheers Arry

 

[DIDO.1 20,789]

My god father drove a landing craft on D Day 

[steve66 3,075]

Always amazes me some of the operations carried out in w11 , D day landings Dunkirk raid on st nazaire to name afew 

Some very brave men 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V6TrbOexkUc&pp=ygUURGljayB3aW50ZXJzIGxldHRlciA%3D
 

 

[Mossberg12 103]

4 hours ago, Arry said:

Theres a Sherman Tank in the car park at Slapton Sands that is now a memorial to the men that lost their lives in the practice for D day operation Tiger. The tank was recovered just off the beach where there is another memorial at the middle Slapton car park. This hole area was evacuated in the war and used as a practice for D day because it is similar to Normandy.

Stopped by today because it 6th of June. My uncle was shot as he stormed the beach that day he was lucky in the fact that he survived.

Cheers Arry

 

Arry....i took my 13 yr old lad and his mate to the war museum in brixham last week.we had a good guide showing the boys the rifles etc.....very sobering thought having to face them machine gun nests spitting lead everywhere......brave men indeed

[foxdropper 17,092]

Those lads must be spinning in their graves at the state of what’s happened since .RIP the brave .

[paulus 26]

14 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Those lads must be spinning in their graves at the state of what’s happened since .RIP the brave .

My thoughts exactly. we are being invaded by Eastern Europe, the middle east and North Africa by boat!  

[foxdropper 17,092]

29 minutes ago, paulus said:

My thoughts exactly. we are being invaded by Eastern Europe, the middle east and North Africa by boat!  

Under our noses mate and all sanctioned by our government .

[tatsblisters 7,914]

Hard to imagine what was going through them men's minds as the crossing of the channel was no smooth ride and to think most of them would have been ordinary working class men drafted into fighting this war against a fascist nutcase their bravery was not in vain as after the war the working class were rewarded with free health care decent council house building programme and the nationalisation of our heavy industries creating secure job's and pensions. It's just sad now that the country is no longer fit for heroes like those that paid the ultimate sacrifice in ww2.