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Very OT- Pitures from WW2 and now
On 2014-07-27 07:19:39 +0000, Chris Hogg said:
On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 23:34:58 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2014-07-26 14:12:41 +0000, Pam Moore said: On Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:04:02 +0100, "Bob Hobden" wrote: Had this link sent to me by a friend in the USA and thought some here might like to see it. You wipe your cursor across the photo from left to right to see how the scene looks today and wipe it back again. http://interactive.guim.co.uk/embed/....html?ww2-dday -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK Thank you Bob. Fascinating. How much has changed but a lotis still the same. What amazed me was the inclusion of Moreton-in-Marsh among war photos. Surprised me too, Pam. I'd have thought it too far from the coast to be doing much but I suppose everywhere prepared for possible invasion. It was a very frightening time, waiting for the unknown to happen. IIRC virtually the whole of southern England was turned into a military camp in the months before D-Day. Materiel was stockpiled everywhere, tanks, guns, trucks, ammunition, troops, not in anticipation of England possibly being invaded, but in preparation for the invasion of mainland Europe. The fourth image, of Royal Marine Commandos coming ashore at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, is a well-known picture. I always think the chap in the foreground, with the glasses, looks like Charles Hawtrey, of 'Carry On' films fame. Not a 'carry on' on June 6th, though. I agree about the Charles Hawtrey image! It's a very famous photo, of course and I have an idea he was interviewed recently during the commemorative celebrations. As to the south of England, I'm sure you must be correct. I know it's always said that one could cross Dartmouth harbour without getting the feet wet, it was so crowded with ships. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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