Last weekend, I had the opportunity to go to Normandy and visit the beaches of the northern coast, famed as the location of the landings on June 6th, 1944. The trip worked out mostly as an orientation visit to the area, partly because I only had a crappy little camera to work with, and only a small memory card. There is clearly a lot to see in this area, and I am sure I will post more after future visits.

I did however, get one picture that I wanted to share now.

Arromanches is a small village located right on the shore and marks one of the locations where the British invasion force came ashore. The allies built an artificial harbor there to protect their supply line. There was another one at Omaha beach that was destroyed by a storm soon after it construction. The one at Arromanches is still visible though, forming a half moon out in the water, as well as some bigger pieces right on the shore.

I took this shot from atop a small hill on the east side of the town. Imagine being here on a June morning almost 60 years ago…

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