Normandy Then and Now 2018

This series of photographs was taken in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer which is a mile or so inland from Omaha Beach.

 

I really can't get enough of this stuff. Thanks for posting them, John. I hope there will be more.

 

You're very welcome!

And just for you...

Another photo of Colleville-sur-Mer. I didn't quite get the right angle on my Now shot but you get the idea!

 

This comparison shot was taken in the village of Angoville-au-Plain, which is inland from Utah Beach, and shows American soldiers moving in the direction of Saint-Come-du-Mont.
I will be creating another separate thread about the village church at Angoville-au-Plain and the heroic acts of two 101st Airborne medics who used it as an aid station.

 

Keep em coming. Great eye to spot and connect the historical significance.

 

It's threads like this that make me really miss the ability to rate threads. This is definitely a 5 star one (under the old 1-5 star system).

 

Thank you all for the kind words, it makes my efforts all the more worthwhile.

Unfortunately, this is my last Then and Now from my latest trip to Normandy. It's another taken in Colleville-sur-Mer and shows American troops moving inland from Omaha Beach.



I am hoping to be back in Normandy next year for the 75th anniversary of D-Day so I'm now beginning to gather 'Then' photos for the anticipated trip.

 

What always amazes me is how unchanged a lot of these places are. Most of the buildings seem undamaged or just patched up afterwards. No city council tearing them down to build new/modern houses and buildings like seems to happen so often in the US.

 

I was just having that same conversation with my wife. It was especially evident in his other thread on the church at Angoville-au-Plain. Around here a building shuts down, even those with historical significance, and is razed the following morning.