1944 D-DAY LANDING BEACHES


		Over 21000 graves , the largest German cemetery in Normandy which at first used to be also the burial site to 800 Americans.		225 Rangers under the leadership of Colonel Rudder, they fought for 2 days & only 90 of them came out alive...
	German cemetery		la Pointe du Hoc
	3 miles long "Bloody Omaha " looks so peaceful today.... 3500 casualties on D-Day		Recently renovated these 4 German gun batteries built in 1942 as part of the Atlantic Wall defenses. They are the only ones in the area with guns still inside almost intact in Longues sur Mer!
		National guard Memorial		Longues sur Mer
	US cemetery (9.387 graves)			Memorial at US cemetery

	Dead man's corner museum			Crisbecq German gun battery
		OVERLORD : 45 miles of beaches UTAH - OMAHA - GOLD - JUNO - SWORD
This association now puts fresh flowers in both US cemeteries (St James & Colleville) on 8.592 graves (April 2008)