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David Currie was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in command of a battle group at St. Lambert-sur-Dive, during the final actions to close the Falaise Gap. He???s at left center in a helmet, carrying a revolver. Today the location and his actions are commemorated. FASCINATING then and now images showing how the battlefields of France were left devastated in the three months after the WW2 D-Day landings have been revealed in a thrilling new book. The series of contrasting photographs show the Germans proudly marching through Cherbourg along what is today known as the Voie de la Libert??. A war-torn Coutances is also depicted with its cathedral, which still stands today untouched by the littering of bombs that hit, a model of the Eiffel tower can be seen lying amongst the rubble. Other pictures show Canadian David Currie who was awarded the Victoria Cross whilst in command of a battle group near St. Lambert-sur-Dive whilst trying to close the Falaise Gap where the German army was destroyed. The incredible shots have been released in the book, The Normandy Battlefields Bocage and Breakout: From the Beaches to the Falaise Gap by Simon Forty, Leo Marriott and George Forty. It is published by Casemate Publishers. Battlefield Historian / Simon Forty / Casemate Publishers / mediadrumworld.com
2017-04-24
Battlefield Historian / Simon Fo/EAST NEWS
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Battlefield Historian / Simon Fo
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