Here are some links to sites for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
D-Day in colour
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/05…YG1AIKX22ZTA5WIGC4HLUn22M
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48536906
Remembering D-Day
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That first photo, of the landing boats with the hatch door opening at the end of the boat, greatly reduced the time disembarking troops would be exposed to enemy fire. They were called Higgins boats, after Andrew Higgins of New Orleans, who designed them.
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That first photo, of the landing boats with the hatch door opening at the end of the boat, greatly reduced the time disembarking troops would be exposed to enemy fire. They were called Higgins boats, after Andrew Higgins of New Orleans, who designed them.
That's a good point, that hadn't occurred to me before.
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In the US, the formerly named National D-Day Museum, now the expanded National WWII Museum, in New Orleans provides a phenomenal, highly educational experience. Located off of Andrew Higgins Boulevard, it opens with a lobby filled with tanks, planes, and other wartime vehicles including the now-famous Higgins Boat.
The Telegraph’s article on how the D-Day landings formed the lasting “Special Relationship” :
https://premium.telegraph.co.u…06&utm_campaign=DM1027162
(If anyone is paywalled, I’ll be glad to provide the whole article.)
