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Old 26-05-14, 22:58
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Right guys - who's going to Normandy this year?!?

Post your details in this thread so we can find each other if wanted / need be.

Thanks and see you there!

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Old 26-05-14, 23:52
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I'll be staying at the Commonwealth camp at the Batterie de Longues, together with a group of some 40 Dutchmen and 16 Czechs, all with Canadian and British vehicles. Am looking forward meeting Thomas and his group!

Drop in if you are passing by. PM me if you need my phone number.

Address: Site de la Batterie, Rue de la Mer, 14400 Longues-sur-Mer, France

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Old 27-05-14, 18:55
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I´m going to be there with a company of Dutch people with Macks.
Don´t know exsactly the camp place although you´ll be able to find me around the red Soviet army flag.
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Old 28-05-14, 00:08
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My wife and I will be there by the 4th of June, until the 9th.
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Old 04-06-14, 02:05
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Sleeping in a Bell tent during a rainy night - great piece if kit! Pictures to follow later

So far met people from UK (Richard F.), Italy (F15A owners), Brazil (C60X owner), France (C60L Machinery owner).

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Old 04-06-14, 15:50
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Hi All

To everyone taking part in a D-Day Commemoration anywhere in the world please post pictures.

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Old 04-06-14, 16:45
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Sleeping in a Bell tent during a rainy night - great piece if kit! Pictures to follow later
So far so good - it held up quite nice during a wet night.

Longues bell tent.jpg

Line-up at our camp:

Longues line up.jpg
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Old 09-06-14, 22:23
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Liberation Parade at Bayeux, Sunday 8th June - videos shot by my sons with a small photo camera:

http://youtu.be/U80HoS2o5Ik

http://youtu.be/nF2TxtXbo0E

Not the best quality, but it gives an impression of the enormous crowds lining the streets.

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Old 09-06-14, 23:08
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Hi Hanno

Tell your son he did a good job, you got to love the crowds and smiles. Interesting how YouTube put the videos in linked to the newsreels or did you insert the link so that the Pathe videos come up with it?

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God....if the streets got any narrower, I'd get out and walk. Absolutely no room for error! Good show on your boys Hanno
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Old 11-06-14, 08:40
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Parade in Port-en-Bessin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSS4jDrNzsQ

This event was organized by Marc de Bolster, Webmaster & Historian of the 47 Royal Marine Commando Association (www.47commando.org.uk)
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Old 24-06-14, 16:40
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Source: https://picasaweb.google.com/kmbizal...39306679566226

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I ran into a group of Maple Leaf Up members. Maple Leaf Up is a Canadian club. Check out their website by googling the name.
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Canadian, eh? Uh-huh. So sez Minnesota, USA. Need some names there, the youngsters are getting tall...

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You never know who you might bump in to when in Normandy ........ Hanno with his CMP

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Old 22-08-14, 23:41
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Richard, was great meeting you there. And thanks for getting me in touch with Preston so I could join the Bayeux parade!

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Richard, was great meeting you there. And thanks for getting me in touch with Preston so I could join the Bayeux parade!


No problem Hanno, a bit of co-operation between the Allies !
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