Allied Forces Memorial, Golfe de Caen, Normandy
This truncated stone pillar has a simple bas-relief representation of the southern coastline of England and the stretch of beaches where the landings took place. Inaugurated on 4 June 1994 it carries the following message - On this site and along a 2 mile front line towards the west where many soldiers died, the British Army fought for 14 days. The memorial was erected by the village of Bieville-Berville as a tribute to all soldiers dead or still alive
Picture No
12547968
Media ID
45763948
Size
2120px x 2816px
(1.9MB)
Credit
© Holt's Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Tonie and Valmai Holt - Holts' Battlefield Collection
Date
2009
