| yarkshire gamer | 19 Aug 2015 10:14 a.m. PST |
link Just got back from a cracking holiday in Normandy, I used two books to guide me round, Panzers in Normandy and the Holts guide to the Normandy Beaches. A review of both books and lots of photos, bit of a shock when I discovered Michael Wittmans gravestone had been stolen. Regards, Ken |
| Larry R | 19 Aug 2015 10:40 a.m. PST |
Great write up. Thank you for sharing! |
| GROSSMAN | 19 Aug 2015 11:51 a.m. PST |
Nice post Ken, great blog site as well. |
| 45thdiv | 19 Aug 2015 1:33 p.m. PST |
Very nice. Thanks for the posts. Maybe one day I will get across the pond to see that. |
| wrgmr1 | 19 Aug 2015 3:35 p.m. PST |
Great pictures and write up, thanks very much for posting! |
| yarkshire gamer | 19 Aug 2015 3:49 p.m. PST |
Cheers everyone for the kind comments. Yep, Ditto Tango 2 3, the parachute and para are always there, representing John Steele the paratrooper who landed in that very spot on D Day. Interesting story, he hung there for two hours pretending to be dead before he was taken prisoner. He escaped and rejoined his unit to take part in the attack on the village, he won a bronze star for his actions. He survived the war returning to the village many times before his death in 1969. Top Bloke, regards, Ken |
| vicmagpa1 | 19 Aug 2015 4:38 p.m. PST |
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| elsyrsyn | 19 Aug 2015 6:29 p.m. PST |
Thanks! Looks like a great trip! Doug |
mysteron  | 20 Aug 2015 4:36 a.m. PST |
Panzers in Normandy Then and Now is atill a great book despite being written in the 80s . The only chapter I would now discount is that of Viller Bocage as the account as described by Dan Taylor in the "Through the Lens" series is now the more acceptable version . |
| boy wundyr x | 20 Aug 2015 7:08 a.m. PST |
Thanks for that, it's a trip I hope to make some day. |
Darkest Star Games  | 20 Aug 2015 8:41 a.m. PST |
Great write up! Question for (me) the uninformed: is that Tiger's camo legit, or fiction? |
| yarkshire gamer | 20 Aug 2015 10:34 a.m. PST |
Hi Darkest Star Games, The camo was done by an enthusiastic amateur who lives locally to offer some form of protection rather than historical accuracy. As I say in the post with only 6 left in the world I'm amazed it's still in the layby. It was bought by the local people years ago when a scrap dealer started cutting her up. I don't know what the current situation is regarding maintenance etc. I'm in my late 40s and was climbing over it like a kid, can't do that at Bovington ! Regards, Ken
yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk |
| forrester | 20 Aug 2015 1:58 p.m. PST |
"Panzers in Normandy" along with "The British Soldier vol 2" is my most-browsed WW2 book.
Your Normandy tour sounds excellent. |
| Jemima Fawr | 23 Aug 2015 9:58 a.m. PST |
I'd normally be there with my cadets at this time of year, but we've taken a year off to do other stuff! Re the camo: I found a photo of a Tiger of 102 SS Tiger Bn that seems to have the same camo (though the colours might be rearranged – it's hard to tell in black & white). I use the photo in my tour handout for when we visit Chambois and Vimoutiers. I'll dig out the photo when I get home. |
