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.

Pointe du Hoc became on DDay the site of one of the most famous feat of arms.

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

Amongst all millions of visitors coming every year to discover the military cemeteries in Normandy, very few know about the local cemeteries where are buried many of the civilians casualties of the Liberation

On June 6th, 1944, on Juno Beach, a battery of 4 M7 self-propelled guns getting into a firing line was ambushed by a German 88mm gun