pictures of Normandy in the middle of World War II and nearly 70

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D-Day, the day Allied forces invaded France during World War II, marked a major victory over Nazi Germany and is said to have been a turning point in the war.

On that day, June 6, 1944, about 156,000 troops landed on beaches around Normandy. Some 10,000 Allied troops were killed, along with 9,000 Germans.

Over 70 years after the invasion, Reuters photographer Chris Helgren collected archive pictures of D-Day and returned to France to photograph their locations as they appear today.

http://www.businessinsider.com/normandy-wwii-and-today-2016-5

 

[dennishoddy]

Amazing the difference 70 some years makes in the landscape.
Wonder how many artifacts like spent rounds, etc are found?

 

[rawhide]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting. A trip to Normandy is on my bucket list.
Today is a day that should always be remembered for what those valiant young men endured. God bless them.