D-Day remembered

[Hedgehog]

D-Day remembered: Striking then-and-now photographs that capture how northern France was devastated 70 years ago – and how it has recovered

• With anniversary of Normandy Landings approaching next week, Getty Images have created striking a juxtaposition
• D-Day on June 6, 1944, marked the start of the European invasion during the Second World War
• Thousands of allied troops landed on French beaches initiating efforts to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation
• In total 75,215 British and Canadian troops and 57,500 US troops were landed by sea on D-Day

By Jill Reilly


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ce-devastated-70-years-ago.html#ixzz335cyqnmF

 

[Lighthorse]

Thanks HH, for sharing that with us