On June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Allied invasion of northern France
began. Thousands of Allied soldiers, along with their equipment and
vehicles, landed in Normandy on five main beaches. Most tanks
arrived on the beaches by landing craft, and a few days later,
after the construction of the temporary Mulberry harbor at
Arromanches-les-Bains, tanks, along with supply trucks and more
troops, started pouring from the ships into the ever-expanding
beachhead. This guide book examines the surviving World War Two
tanks, tank turrets and other armored fighting vehicles currently
on display in Normandy, France, most of which took part in the
fighting following the D-Day landings. The background history of
each vehicle is explored, and location details are given. Many of
the tanks are exhibited in museums, but a number are on display as
war memorials, with some being in difficult-to-find places. Also
included are the fascinating, little-known stories of the Allied
tank attacks on two separate German beach defense fortifications at
Gold Beach, both of which survived the initial Air Force bombing
and Navy bombardment. They have been preserved and can be visited.
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