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
This blog is informing you of what to see in the Calvados for landing of June 6, 1944 and the Battle of Normandy (museums, vehicles, historical spaces ...) Enjoy your visit!
jeudi 29 avril 2010
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