The St Laurent Cemetery in St Laurent Sur Mere, France. HD Stock Footage
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The St Laurent Cemetery in St Laurent Sur Mere, France.
View of crosses on the graves and Star of David on one plot in St Laurent Cemetery at St Laurent Sur Mere, France. Men walk amidst the cemetery. A flag in the cemetery. Location: Saint Laurent Sur Mere France. Date: July 29, 1944.
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American Cemetery Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer Normandy
Filmed on occasion of my visit to Normandy, France, on June 5th, 2004, for the Sixty Aniversary of the US & Allied Forces landing in Omaha and other beaches, with honor and thanks to the fallen soldiers.
Omaha Beach, US Memorial, Arromanches, France Dancejill's photos around Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
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Entry from: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France
Entry Title: Omaha Beach, US Memorial, Arromanches, France
Entry:
June 28, Sunday
We go through the centre of the village. We are looking for some bread for breakfast. We find a bakery and have warm chocolate filled square croissants. They were delicious. There is a market along the street so we also have some fresh strawberries, samples of cheese from rounds. We buy a small piece that is 12+ Euros! So we ask for it to be cut in half. Then we find a booth that is roasting chickens so we buy a small chicken and potatoes for one -- he gives us enough for 3 big men I am sure. After strolling along the booths we head back to the car to put the stuff in the back and then cross the c**** and climb the hill and have a look out over the sea.
We are back to the car and now to find a picnic area for our chicken and bread. I guess we are having brunch, but it is already 12:30. The chicken and potatoes were very good.
Now back down the road to find Omaha Beach. For it being the 65th anniversary and I am sure lots of tourists were here we thought there might have been more signage, but I guess it is as it is. We did find the beach and went and walked along the sands. We could see bunkers up on the hill.
Then we went to the cemetery, first stop was the visitor centre that depicts the significance and meaning of Operation OVERLORD and honours the values and sacrifices of the World War II generation; a film and then looking at all the information on the preparation for and D-day itself. Sad that so many young men from all the countries lost their lives. Incredible feats that were performed, inventions created and timing to make it all happen. We enjoyed all of the visitor's centre and then we went out on the hill overlooking Omaha Beach where they landed, then on to the cemetery with rows and rows of marked white crosses or Stars of David. There were some graves for the unknown soldiers amongst them. There are over 9,387 headstones and a garden area of 1,557 names of those missing in action. It all was very moving.
From here we went back towards Port-en-Bessin and then onto Arromanches where there is a very large museum. We had thought about going through it, but it was mostly uniforms, guns and the like. We went for a walk along the beach wall. The tide is now partly in and we can still see some of the Mulberry harbour pieces in the water forming half a circle for kilometers. It was a huge floating harbour that was constructed for the supply ships to dock at and unload all the supplies on these floating roads. There was one of the road sections that we could get close too. Hard to figure out (for me) how this huge piece of metal floated!
We went for a train ride through the town and up to a hill overlooking the beach, then back down to town. It was a hot day and it took a long time to get going and then stopped at the top for a long time.
We then went to find a camp ground for the night. We drove to Courseulles sur Mer where Juno Beach is. This is where the Canadians landed. The campground was at the end of the town and quite nice. The woman working the reception was not a happy camper and told us she only spoke French, but when I didn't understand something she said and shrugged my shoulders, she said it in English.
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Photos from this trip:
1. Expanding Table
2. Our Flag
3. The town of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
4. Shells
5. Our Picnic
6. The town by Omaha Beach
7. V for Victory
8. Omaha Beach
9. Outside the Visitor Centre
10. The family the movie is based on
11. The story
12. Pretty Flower
13. Looking down at Omaha Beach Landing
14. The cemetery
15. Omaha Beach Cemetary
16. US Military
17. It is very big
18. How Sad
19. Memorial area for those Missing in Action
20. Memorial
21. Arromanche
22. Mulberry Harbour pieces
23. Arromanche Beach
24. The roadway
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Normandy St Laurent-s-Mer in France
ALG A-21 C - Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - Normandie - 24/06/1944 - DDay-Overlord
Date : 24 juin 1944 - June 24, 1944
Sujet | Subject:
- Reportage sur le transport aérien opéré à partir de l'aérodrome ALG A-21 C situé sur le plateau surplombant Omaha Beach à Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Des blessés sont notamment évacués par des Douglas C-47 appartenant au 86th Transport Carrier Squadron, 437th Transport Carrier Group, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing.
- Report on air transport operated from the advanced landing ground coded ALG A-21 C located on the plateau overlooking Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Wounded are evacuated by Douglas C-47 belonging to the 86th Transportation Carrier Squadron, 437th Transportation Carrier Group, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing.
Lieu | Location: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandie
Personnalité(s) | Person(s): --
Unité(s) | Unit(s): 86th Transportation Carrier Squadron, 437th Transportation Carrier Group, 53rd Troop Carrier Wing.
Source: US National Archives
N°: INV 302
ALG A21 C :
f000224 La Cambe / Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer / Calvados
Référence: f000224
Support: Bobine
Taille: 234 Mo
Durée: 8:00 min
Cameraman: Muth
Unités: 29th Infantry Division
Date: 29-juil.-44
Localisations: La Cambe / Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer / Calvados
Personnages: (inconnus)
Thèmes: Cimetière provisoire / GRS / Sépulture / Cadavre / Medic / Afro-américain / Panneau 29th ID
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - Normandie - 09/06/1944 - DDay-Overlord
Date : 9 juin 1944 - June 9th, 1944
Sujet | Subject:
- Reportage sur le premier camp de prisonniers allemands installé à Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, à proximité de la sortie E-1 du secteur Easy Red (Omaha Beach), et sur le passage de renforts américains dans les ruines de la commune.
- Report on the first German prisoners camp installed at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, near the E-1 exit located at the Easy Red sector (Omaha Beach) and on the crossing of US reinforcements in the ruins of the town.
Lieu | Location: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandie
Personnalité(s) | Person(s): --
Unité(s) | Unit(s): --
Source: US National Archives
N°: INV 98
f000045 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer / Calvados
Référence: f000045
Support: Bobine
Taille: 122 Mo
Durée: 4:03 min
Cameraman: Shannon
Unités: 1st US Army / 1st Infantry Division / 137th ECB
Date: 12 juillet 1944 / 17 juillet 1944
Localisations: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer / Calvados
Personnages: Bradley / Henry L. Stimson / Huebner / Patton
Thèmes: Repas / Cimetière / Tombe / Cérémonie / Engineer / Aumônier / Chaplain
6th Engineer Special Brigade Memorial near Omaha Beach #DDay 6 June 1944
6th Engineer Special Brigade Memorial near Omaha Beach #DDay 6 June 1944. The location is Rue de 116 in Saint Laurent sur Mer. or actually on Google it is Rue du 116TH Rgt Infant US. This is basically on Omaha Beach, this Over-grown Monument dated 6 June 1944. Well, in the dunes just near it. It appears to say that it was for the 6th Engineer Special Brigade Memorial.
In another town, they have a well preserved monument to them. What is interesting, is also the photo in Commune de Saint Laurent sur Mer from 1944 of German POW's starting the foundation of a monument, for as they state, One year after the D-Day landings in Normandy, German prisoners landscape the area around a former German pill box at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France, near Omaha Beach, May 28, 1945. The pill box, with a knocked out gun still visible, will be made into a monument dedicated to U.S. assault forces. - source -
This appears to be maybe, not sure though, same terrain as in Saint Laurent sur Mer where we shot this video in 2014! Here are also my pictures from 2007 and you see that in 7 years it is greatly covered up! See - --- Pity they do not clean this monument up... 6th Engineer Special Brigade Memorial near Omaha Beach 6 June 1944
Found some more info - looks like they moved it...
Posted 13 August 2010 - 09:41 AM
Hi Marion and Dave
The monument of 6th Engineer Special Brigade around 1950 in Saint laurent .
The monument of 6th Engineer Special Brigade, dedicated in 1998. Pictures that I made in 2006 .
It was moved to Vierville -sur-Mer and modernized.
I find this link on the 6th engineer special brigade
But, I am sorry I did not find in English
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6th Engineer Special Brigade Memorial near #OmahaBeach
Omaha Beach - Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer - Normandie - 12/07/1944 - DDay-Overlord
Date : 12 juillet 1944 - July 12th, 1944
Sujet | Subject:
- Reportage sur les installations défensives allemandes dans le secteur de Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (Omaha Beach), notamment des positions pour obusiers et observateurs d'artillerie.
- Report on the German defensive installations in the area of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (Omaha Beach), including positions for howitzers and artillery observers.
Lieu | Location: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandie
Personnalité(s) | Person(s): --
Unité(s) | Unit(s): --
Source: US National Archives
N°: INV 460
f000232 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer / Orglandes / Calvados / Manche
Référence: f000232
Support: Bobine
Taille: 259 Mo
Durée: 8:50 min
Cameraman: Taylor
Unités: (inconnues)
Date: 12-juil.-44
Localisations: Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer / Orglandes / Calvados / Manche
Personnages: (inconnus)
Thèmes: Obus / Canon / Engineer / Cadavre / Cimetière provisoire / Jeep / GRS
Fields of Honor in French
Visiting America's Overseas Military Cemeteries and Memorials and discovering the American Battle Monuments Commission in French
Beach ceremony to honour surviving D-Day veterans
Nearly 70 years after the Allied Forces' D-Day invasion of France, surviving veterans of the 29th Infantry Division have returned to Normandy to reflect on their experiences.
The 29th Infantry Division landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, and saw some of the heaviest fighting and suffered significant losses
A small group of ten veterans gathered Wednesday morning at a church at Vierville-sur-Mer, where they were met by current members of the 29th Infantry Division.
The veterans were greeted by local French dignitaries, as well as the current commander of the 29th Infantry Division, Major General Charles Whittington, Jr.
One veteran, Harold Baumgarten is a noted author of several books about his experiences on D-Day.
I landed on this beach in the first wave and I got wounded five times. Three times on D-Day and twice on June 7th. I had to stop. I ran out of blood, Baumgarten said.
Baumgarten later would receive his medical doctorate from the University of Miami, and write several books about D-Day.
The group also visited a marker where the first American Cemetery was quickly established in the days following D-Day and placed a wreath at the monument.
Also Wednesday, the veterans attended another honorary ceremony at the Signal Monument in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, against the backdrop of Omaha Beach.
The group has been in Normandy since June 1, and will be at the June 6 ceremony at the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer for speeches and wreath laying by the American and French Presidents.
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US 1st Army conducts memorial ceremony, at site of first US cemetery, Omaha Beac...HD Stock Footage
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US 1st Army conducts memorial ceremony, at site of first US cemetery, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, in World War II
Memorial Ceremony (including Roman Catholic Mass) for fallen US troops,on June 10, 1944 during World War 2. The location is Omaha Beach, St. Laurent sur Mer, Normandy France, where the U.S. 1st Army established the first American military cemetery in France, during World War II. US troops line the area. An altar is set up on the hood of a jeep parked in the sand. An Army Colonel standing in rear of the jeep reads from a notebook. Soldiers all stand with heads bowed. Among them are African American soldiers of the 320th Battalion. A Chaplain's assistant sits at a keyboard instrument next to the jeep. A Roman Catholic Army Chaplain in white clerical robes conducts a mass. Numerous grave markers can be seen in the distant background. Several French civilians stand with the soldiers, who bow heads in prayer. The Chaplain administers holy communion to kneeling soldiers. A French civilian woman places flowers near recent temporary grave markers of US fallen (stakes bearing their dog tags). A color guard stands with American flag, as squad of riflemen fire gun salutes. Three French civilians stand by the flowers. US Army bugler blows taps. All present salute the fallen. Some indivual soldiers walk to the markers of their buddies. Location: Normandy France. Date: June 10, 1944.
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Exploring France: Normandy D-Day Beach Landings (April 22, 2018)
April 22, 2018
Paying respects to the soldiers who died on the Normandy beaches on D-Day has been a long-time dream of mine. A lot of the photos were taken on Gold Beach in a pretty little village called Arromanches-les-Bains, and on Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. To get to the Normandy beaches, we passed many country villages, yellow fields of rapeseed flowers (which are used to make canola oil), and small churches. Of course, the beaches now are tourist destinations which offer lots of lodging and places to eat and shop. Our final stop was the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, which is located on the bluffs above Omaha Beach, one of five landing beaches of the Normandy Invasion. Buried at the cemetery are 9,387 dead and a little over 1,557 memorialized soldiers. Included are graves of Army Air Corps crews shot down over France as early as 1942 and three American women.
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer is located above Omaha beach and commemorates the sacrifice made by American troops during the Normandy landings. It was in this sector of American operations that the number of Allied deaths was the highest. Omaha Beach came to be known as 'Bloody Omaha'.
Omaha Beach Normandy seen from American Cemetery
Omaha Beach Normandy seen from the American Cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Filmed on occasion of my visit to Normandy for the Sixty Aniversary Memorial of the 1944 D Day.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer: un mémorial pour les soldats amérindiens d'Omaha
Une stèle a été inaugurée ce lundi en hommage aux soldats amérindiens ayant participé aux Débarquement. Ce mémorial porte le nom de Charles Norman Shay.Toujours vivant, l'homme âgé de 92 ans était présent pour honorer l'engagement d'un peuple tout entier.
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Omaha Beach Memorial
Watch as American kids and the Mayor of St. Laurent sur Mer lay flowers at the Omaha Beach Memorial