Débarquement de Normandie : les familles de vétérans disent non au «D-Ddayland» leparisien.fr/calvados-14/de… via Le Parisien

Been gradually bringing home from storage all the loose parts of our 1942 Ford GPW Jeep and setting up a nice workshop to allow for resumption of a long-stalled restoration project. #gpw6084 #ww2 #jeep

Just put live new version of my #ssCANBERRA website at ssCanberra.com. Online since 1999 but neglected in recent years. Her two own #DDay links: May 1982 with the amphibious landings in the Falkland Islands, then June 1994 taking #Normandy veterans to France for #DDay 50.

To attract the British 'Romain Bail wants to make Ouistreham a 'duty-free' city. To resist Brexit and the health crisis, Ouistreham would like to become a whole city of 'duty-free', so that all businesses can sell zero-rated products.'
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The history of two Exeter bridges used for military training prior to the Normandy landings in the Second World War has been detailed in a new interpretation board. news.exeter.gov.uk/new-sign-remem…

A very interesting find in Rouen, France. This is a Higgins 'Eureka' boat hull, most well used for the Landing Craft Personnel (Large). But this example was probably built built as a Landing Craft Support (Small) Mk I or II. actu.fr/normandie/roue…

Before Google Maps was a thing, Ike used these maps to navigate northern France, Belgium, and Holland. #IkeLife #ArchivesYouaAeHere OurPresidents #archiveshashtagparty

Opponents of the 'Homage to Heroes' memorial project, which could be held in Carentan before 2024, have sent an open letter to the elected officials concerned to reiterate their arguments.
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Third time's a charm. Well done SpaceX and thanks Everyday Astronaut for the usual epic coverage. #SN10

Hoping to travel to Normandy in June?
Jean Castex announced ”by mid-May all people over 50 will have been offered a first injection.”
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On Thursday evening, the shooting of a scene from a film, The Secret History of the Resistance, took place at the Merville Battery. This is when Jean Moulin returns from London to Dakota, he is responsible for bringing together various Resistance networks.
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Slightly worrying news. This relic of Mulberry Harbour, installed in 1955, is a local commune responsibility, which means there's less national support for its maintenance. The whale is 77 years old now and badly in need of some care and attention. estrepublicain.fr/politique/2021…

Update: A consortium led by EDF confirms its turbine order to Siemens Gamesa for Courseulles-sur-Mer wind farm.

Thanks for the seeds Commonwealth War Graves. For everyone else, link for more info about War Graves Week 21st-28th May - cwgc.org/our-war-graves… - #WarGravesWeek

Just signed up to SpaceX #Starlink beta programme. Why not?

Anybody know if this former US Navy tug (ST-732) is still lying at Redon in Brittany? She was in #Normandy after #DDay assisting with construction of the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches, amongst other things. Showing further down river on Google satellite view. #ww2 #history

Les travaux continuent dans le cadre de la restructuration du musée d’ #Arromanches #musee #ww2 #normandie #calvados

Le débarquement en Normandie et la libération de la France (juin-septembre 1944) par Eastory : youtube.com/watch?v=2RaBj6…