Mattitude Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 (edited) Just found this site and thought some of you might find it interesting. http://acidcow.com/pics/3772-normandy_1944...w_204_pics.html Edited September 6, 2009 by Mattitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Thats some real cool Then and now pictures.. Im surprised that some of thoes buildings were repaired instead of torn down and rebuilt. Thanks for sharing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Unreal eh? So much destruction. I am not much of a war type guy anymore (I think fatherhood took it out of me) but I am a history buff. Those are some great photos. Thanks for the post. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 very very interesting thanks for sharing stucco really cleans things up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danada Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbag Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Incredible...thanks for sharing. Neat to see the Canadian flag in so many pictures too. Cheers Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattitude Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I thought it was cool that after 60+ years that bakery is on the same corner. I didn't realize how much stucco until now! If you look close in a few of the new photos you can see what looks like the old bullets holes and shrapnel damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlied Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Nice pics. Really neat to see what my grandfather had seen! But now i really miss him...lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonfisher Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 That is an awesome display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I work at a retirement home a few days a week. One of gentleman there was 25 years old and living in England when Great Britain declared war with Germany 70 years ago on Sept 3rd (yes that means he is 95 now). He hasn't talked about the war itself much, but he has been telling me stories of the radio broadcast that they would listen to as Churchhill would speak to the country. Fascinating and horrifying all at once. I was so taken by his stories that I looked up Winston Churchill's speeches on the net. Here is one of the speeches my friend mentioned by its famous four last words, pure Chuchill: http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/second..._war/clips/778/ Never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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