Trooper Churchill wears his Legion d’Honneur Medal above his British War Medals.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 01 Oct 2020 06:47:13 EDT
This Military Medal,Winner and Commando Trooper served in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC).
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Tue 29 Sep 2020 14:34:00 EDT
This Is definitely a German Casement or Bunker and you can see the wide field of fire it would have had when Operational, close to 140 degrees (or 3000 mils) it can be seen this is a large Artillery piece capable of being used enormous damage to the Troops landing.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Tue 22 Sep 2020 08:22:57 EDT
These Troopers are stood in a German Artillery Casement or Bunker probably at or near the Invasion Beach. Much of the guns used had been stripped from Czech Border Defences in the Sudetenland which were rendered useless when German Troops occupied that area., others from the French Maginot Line which was well equipped but proved useless as the German Blitzkreig attack completely outflanked it.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Tue 22 Sep 2020 07:47:01 EDT
Madame Gondres’ family owned the Cafe Gondre in the back ground which was the first building on Mainland Europe to be liberated when Glider Borne Troops led by Major John Howard DSO (Ox & Bucks LI) landed Two capture the bridges over the Orne River and Caen Canal as the first Allied Troops to land in the Invasion.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Tue 22 Sep 2020 03:37:19 EDT
This Royal Marine wears the dark blue beret with scarlet flash worn by those members of the Corps who were not Commando Trained so he was probably a Landing Craft Rating manning the small Craft used in the raid.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 06:13:25 EDT
The lady wears her French Legion d’Honneur Medal awarded for her action in helping British Commandos and Canadian soldiers involved in the Dieppe Raid. Two small Canadian badges can just be glimpsed above the Medal.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 06:06:21 EDT
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Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 02 Sep 2012 17:32:48 EDT
LORRAINE Hill-Salter receiving the medal of the town from mayor MR. PHILIPPE.
LORRAINE is the great-niece of L/Cpl RICHARD HARDING 3 Cdo killed there.
Posted by stephane on Mon 27 Aug 2012 10:28:21 EDT
LOUSTALOT, the first American soldier KIA during WWII on Europe soil.
Posted by stephane on Mon 27 Aug 2012 10:26:09 EDT
BERNEVAL, dedication to the men of 3 cdo killed there
Posted by stephane on Mon 27 Aug 2012 10:25:19 EDT
