Normandy

We enterred the port of Le Havre , France and traveled to Normandy, where we saw Omaha Beach and stood on the shores of that horrific event which liberated France.  The Germans were ready as they built many bunkers along the shore and where craters still are visible where bombs landed.Some of  the bunkers are still there to see.   The American Cemetery was a reality check of the over 9000 lives that were lost in a matter of hours.The port suffered catastrophic damage during the second World War. It culminated with the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944. The allied forces were successful in liberating the French from the German occupation. On June 6, 1944, the allied forces, over 160,000 landed with over 5,000 ships. The beaches were Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword with cliffs at Utah beach.