"Captured German Tanks and Equipment dump in Normandy" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Jun 2016 9:46 p.m. PST |
Nobody point me that when I visit Normandy!! ….
From here
link Amicalement
Armand |
Mark 1  | 18 Jun 2016 11:10 p.m. PST |
From the linked page:
Photo prise dans un dépôt US près d'Isigny-sur-Mer. I had expected the same. This collection of German armor was located at Isigny. This is the same place where the U.S. carried out test firings against German tanks during the Normandie campaign. Two rounds of test firings were conducted. The results of the Isigny tests are frequently mentioned in discussions of German armor vs. U.S. guns. But now for a bit of lesser known trivia. The chateau which served as allied HQ in Normandie was the historical family home of the Comte d'Isigny. Most of that family no longer resided in France in 1944. They resided in America. Most Americans, seeing the name, would pronounce it "Dee Iz-ig-NEE" or perhaps "Diz-ig-NEE", just as most Americans say the tests were performed at "Iz-ig-NEE". But if you speak French, you know that D'Isigny is pronounced rather differently. If you want to Americanize the spelling to match about as closely to the pronunciation as you can in American English, as the family did when they moved to the U.S., the spelling is … Disney. Yes, that Disney. -Mark
(aka: Mk 1) |
 ColCampbell | 19 Jun 2016 12:55 p.m. PST |
Mark, Cool bit of trivia. Thanks, Jim |
| Syr Hobbs Wargames | 19 Jun 2016 1:59 p.m. PST |
Very cool, thanks both of you |
| Tango01 | 19 Jun 2016 2:48 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| zoneofcontrol | 19 Jun 2016 8:16 p.m. PST |
I know we cannot save every piece of scrap from history, but wouldn't it have been fun to wander around through this scrapyard for a day. The stories those vehicles and guns could have told if only they could have talked. |
| Great War Ace | 19 Jun 2016 9:00 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 20 Jun 2016 12:06 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
ARmand |
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