September 2018

The history of the Rangers in Normandy revisited by Hollywood

25 September 201825 September 2018 by Marc Laurenceau

Canon 15 cm sFH18 installé sur un encuvement de la batterie des Perruques à Maisy, codée Stp 83 par les Allemands. Ce canon n'est pas d'origine. Photo (2010) : D-Day Overlord

15 cm sFH18 howitzer installed on a battery in Maisy, coded Stp 83 by the Germans. This place will be used for the filming of the American series "Legendary Locations" which focuses on the history of the Rangers in Normandy. Photo: D-Day Overlord September 25, 2018: The history of the Rangers in Normandy revisited by ... Read more

A Frenchman and his American half-brother linked by battle of Normandy

24 September 201824 September 2018 by Marc Laurenceau

8 août 1944 : des soldats américains à côté d’une Jeep savourent un repas offert par la population de Champigné en liesse après sa libération. Il s’agirait du Captain Phillip C. Staples de la compagnie G, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. Photo : US National Archives

August 8, 1944 during the Battle of Normandy: American soldiers enjoy a meal offered by the people of Champigné jubilant after its liberation. As part of the fraternization between Allied soldiers and the Norman population, life was quickly resumed. Photo: US National Archives September 24, 2018: A Frenchman and his American half-brother linked by battle ... Read more

Publication of the book D-Day Hour by Hour by Marc Laurenceau

24 May 20257 September 2018 by Marc Laurenceau

The book "Jour J Heure" par Heure presents in an original way the unfolding and the stakes of the Overlord operation through 357 chronological events, supplemented by detailed descriptions of the historical sites and equipment of the Normandy landings. September 7th, 2018: publication of the book "D-Day Hour by Hour" by Marc Laurenceau 2018 new ... Read more

Launch of expansion works at the Overlord Museum in Colleville-sur-Mer – Normandy

23 February 20196 September 2018 by Marc Laurenceau

Inaugurated on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014, the Overlord museum located in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, will expand. Photo: Overlord Museum September 6th, 2018: launch of expansion works at the Overlord Museum in Colleville-sur-Mer - Normandy The Overlord Museum has just begun this week expansion for the benefit of a portion of ... Read more

Passing of Michel Marie, nicknamed the Poulbot of Overlord and symbol of the Liberation

20 May 20251 September 2018 by Marc Laurenceau

Michel Marie, 6 years old, in the ruins of Villers-Bocage. Nicknamed the "Poulbot of Overlord", his photo has travelled around the world. Photo: DR. September 1, 2018: passing of Michel Marie, iconographic symbol of the 1944 Liberation Michel Marie was 6 years old on June 6, 1944. This young Norman, living in Villers-Bocage, had witnessed ... Read more