Follow a WWII footsteps tour across Normandy with the son of a 2nd Argylls Sergeant. Discover how archival war diaries, local memory, and physical battlefield artifacts bring Scottish history to life.

This Then and Now photograph was taken in Rauray, a small village south-west of Caen, Normandy. Beginning on June 26, 1944, Rauray became the scene of heavy fighting during Operation Epsom, part of the British advance following the D-Day landings.

This Then and Now picture below was taken in Lingèvres, a small village south of Bayeux. On June 14th, 1944, it was scene of one of the most impressive feat of arms from the crew of a British Sherman Firefly tank. Then and Now of Lingèvres, after the destruction of German tanks by Sergeant Harris On June 14th, the British were launching an attack to capture the village of Lingèvres. The men of the Durham Light Infantry were pushing toward their objective supported by the tank