"D-Day pictures" Topic

Here are some pretty good shots of events at Normandy. They aren't all old pictures and you have probably already seen many of the ones that are, but it is still worth viewing. At least it was for me.

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Thanks for that, well worth a look. I particularly liked the modern pics (not sure about pic 29 though, looks like the pacific).

Here are some more photos from the 65th Anniversary – taken at the parades at Colleville-sur-Mer, Bayeux and Arromanches, as well as Pegasus Bridge and a few other places. This was an absolutely unforgettable couple of days – and I got to meet Piper Bill Millin! :o)

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(I agree re photo 29 – camo hemlet cover and black sand makes it look very Iwo Jima)

Thanks for sharing!

Excellent photo's, thanks for letting us know about them.

Thanks!

A lot of the Normandy beach sand was discoloured black, as in many places it was a thin layer of sand over peat bogs.

I know the Normandy Beaches very well – The peat is black, yes, but there is usually a thin crust of sand on top of it, which is invariably not black. Photo no.29 shows deep, apparently black volcanic sand – as you might see in Iwo Jima, Iceland, the Canary Islands and quite a few other volcanic places, but not Normandy. The peat is also concentrated in Gold and Juno Beaches – Omaha, Sword and Utah are very sandy.

It could possibly be a fluke of photographic contrast and light that makes the sand look dark, but the camo helmet cover is also somewhat out of place.