D-Days Forgotten Guns: 12 Firearms used in June 1944

[Annihilator]

An Official Journal Of The NRA | D-Day's Forgotten Guns: 12 Firearms Used In June 1944

We all know about the M1 Garand and the Thompson submachine gun, but troops in Normandy used much more. See these 12 forgotten guns of the D-Day landings.

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[Maks_Ameau]

Cool...thanks for sharing...

 

[BET7]

Interesting post Anni, thanks.

I was watching a documentary on the attack on Pointe du Hoc and they showed a picture of Field Marshal Rommel's visit to Pointe du Hoc, with the Guns installed. Unknown to the Allies, were that most of these guns were then moved to the Maisy Battery several miles inland (at bit of deception by the Germans). There are several books on the part that the Maisy Battery took during D-Day and now even tours of it, as more of it is excavated (the Allies had it buried under several feet of soil). It's a very interesting and little known history of the D-Day invasion until recently.

EXCLUSIVE: The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach: D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery

The US archives have just released some paperwork which will change the way everyone looks at Maisy Battery, and the information contained in the

www.warhistoryonline.com

Visit Normandy - Maisy Battery

Maisy Battery is now open to the public after being buried for over 60 years. You can walk through 2 miles of original German trenches and explore WWII bunkers.

www.maisybattery.com

 

[Annihilator]

You post on Obama beach was very interesting, I like reading articles like that.

 

[Talyn]

Well I've got two out of twelve.