Again another picture from the Normandy Pictures link posted by Verries. This picture really stood out as I was flicking through 100's of photo's. To me the memorial is welcoming the American troops as they advance through 'his' town, Quite poinyant I thought. Does anyone recognise the town (Long shot)? I think I'd like to do a 'then and now' of it sometime. Cheers Andy
That's odd - I thought I had posted a comment to this one! I would say it is somewhere in the St Lo area by the houses, which are more typical of the stonework found there and into Suisse-Normandie. I don't recognise the war memorial, unfortunately.
Hi guys, The picture is taken in a small town called Creully in Normandy......i have another picture of the memorial during the war with american and british troops.... Donnie
Hmm - I'm not sure that is Creully. I know the war memorial has the same figure, but that's actually a fairly standard design; I can think of a few in Northern France with that on. Plus the Americans never moved into Creully.
Hi Paul, Upon futher insepection i agree with you but there were American Troops in Creully.... Donnie
Hi Paul, Upon futher insepection i agree with you but there were American Troops in Creully.... Donnie Which American units operated in Creully? Not come across any reference to that.
Hi mate, Not to question you as you have far more knowlege than I do on the Normandy Campaign but i have a picture of Creully war memorial taken in 1944 and in the picture an american soldier and a british soldier are seen standing next to each other. In the right hand side an American Jeep. On the Creully memorial flies an American Flag. I cannot help with indervidual units Paul, i do apologise if wrong..... Donnie
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachments/nw-europe/12034d1231243607-ww1-meets-ww2-normandy-donnies-jpg Donnie, nice then & now you did there. building the same so deffo rules out the one Drew posted.
Hi mate, Not to question you as you have far more knowlege than I do on the Normandy Campaign but i have a picture of Creully war memorial taken in 1944 and in the picture an american soldier and a british soldier are seen standing next to each other. In the right hand side an American Jeep. On the Creully memorial flies an American Flag. I cannot help with indervidual units Paul, i do apologise if wrong..... Donnie Nicely found Donnie - certainly proves the US were there!!
They don't look very 'Tooled up'. Could he be a US Press Corps man having a wonder around in the rear with the gear some days after D-Day? Theres a well dressesd RMP to the left of the Jeep giving directions Cheers Andy
Same figure here but none fit the bill. 8 - MONUMENTS AUX MORTS : LAURIERS MONUMENTS AUX MORTS : LES LAURIERS Dans les années 1970, Charlie (mensuel), grâce à Wolinski, accueillit pendant longtemps une rubrique consacrée aux monuments aux morts intitulée : « L’ART PATRIOTICO-TUMULAIRE ». Je veux rendre ici à l’auteur de ce feuilleton un hommage particulier. Il est vrai que son propos n’était en rien de dresser un inventaire, mais de signaler à l’attention des lecteurs l’importance éthico-esthétique de tel ou tel monument aux morts, souvent choisi parmi ceux que les zones de guerre, après 1914-1918, ont érigés sur les ruines. Le nom de cet auteur, je m’en souviens avec gratitude, est JEAN-MARIE DE BUSSCHER. Merci à lui. Le ton de ses chroniques, mêlé de sérieux documentaire et de distance amusée, voire de la dérision propice à relativiser l’ambition des vivants de déguiser la boursouflure kitsch du notaire de province en souffle épique des valeurs ancestrales gonflant la voile époustouflée du navire municipal, - ce ton, disais-je, ne sera pas le mien. Entre, grosso modo, 1919 et 1930, sur le marché florissant du monument aux morts, quelques entreprises parvinrent à « placer » leur création en assez grand nombre. L’artiste proposait un modèle (j’ai déjà mentionné la « sentinelle ») qui était ou non retenu par les responsables locaux, en fonction des préoccupations, des convictions et des moyens financiers. Le « Poilu brandissant la couronne de lauriers » fait partie des modèles prisés. J’en ai collecté 118 occurrences. Je propose ici celles qui rendent le mieux dans le format disponible : Buzy (64), Cappy (80), Dallon (02), Domfront (61), Locon (62), Orbais (51), Pas en Artois (62), Roquetoire (62), St Sauveur de Peyre (48), Troarn (14). Kontrepwazon : Archives
I found it by typing 'monument au morts+obus+Normandie' into Google.fr. This took me to a photo set on flickr where this one is shown with the following caption: Un tank destroyer (TD) américain traverse la place sous le regard de quelques civils alors que des GI'S progressent à pied; place du Monument devant le Monument aux morts à Lonlay L'Abbaye. Cette place porte aujourd'hui le nom de Jules Levée, mort en déportation. An American Tank Destroyer (TD) moves across the square under the eyes of several civilians, while the GIs move up on foot; Monument Square is in front of the war memorial of Lonlay l'Abbaye. This place today is called Jules Levee, died as a deportee. (my translation) Pre-war postcard of it:
Cheers chaps......Just tried to leave a rep or two but it says I've been to generous in the last 24hrs ! Anyone would think there was a recession on Slightly off topic regarding the pic Donnie posted. The Jeep may be British even with those markings. I was reading the brilliant D-Day book tonight and there was a article stating that in May all vehicles under the command of Eisenhower to be used in D-Day were instructed to be painted with the white star on the sides and the top to help with them being identified by Allied forces. Cheers for all your comments etc. Andy
