The construction of the Mulberry Arromanches began in England with components that were difficult to hide bulky because of German intelligence.This is the result of 45,000 workers who worked for eight months to develop about one million tons of floating material.The Mulberry permitted the Allies to unload equipment 6765 daily for 3 months.
This steel ramp was combined with others to form eight floating ramps to drop ship men and vehicles to the beach.These ramps have counted them only 30,000 tons of concrete and steel.The Mulberry at Arromanches is still partially present in the waters bordering the beach. For the material that composes many used in the restoration of bridges after the gue
Bayeux Cemetery is the largest British cemetery in the Lower Normandy region. In fact, it has 4868 graves of people sacrificed to liberate France.
This site is located 150 meters from the Museum of the Battle of Normandy is still free and open to the public seven days a week without timetables that must be observed
The German battery at Longues sur Mer is located (14) between Arromanches and Port-en-Bessin is one of the few who stayed in its original condition. Indeed, after the war, the ironworkers were tasked to remove all military weapons, hence the small number of items that we remain in the museums ...It is composed of four guns more or less in good condition because of the bombing, and a command post located on the edge of the cliff.
This is the sector that was hardest to take for allies (from a field of view). Indeed, the huge cliff that separates the mainland from the beach has often meant that the attackers first have mostly perished before reaching the summit.This site is beautiful, still covered with shells and impacts blokos, mostly destroyed.The command post located at the tip of the famous cliff is no longer accessible to the public because of the possibility of collapse. This heritage tends to be preserved by the U.S. authority. Stay tuned ..
Bayeux Cemetery is the largest British cemetery in the Lower Normandy region. In fact, it has 4868 graves of people sacrificed to liberate France.
