The Indian Head Division slammed ashore in Normandy
"In the evening of 6 June 1944, the Allied Forces objective was to establish an unbroken frontline from Isigny-sur-Mer to
Cabourg, through Bayeux and Caen. In the afternoon of 7 June, the 2nd American Infantry Division Indian Head landed with the second assault wave on Omaha Beach, at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. On 8 June, at 5:30 am, tanks of the 747th Tank Battalion were kept in check in front of La Cambe. Several German anti-tank guns of the 352nd Infantry Division were ambushed in the town. With
reinforcement of the 175th Regimental Combat Team infantry, the Americans seized the town around 9 am. The 29th Infantry Division began to cross the marshes of the Aure, toward the south. The 116th Regiment was put at rest in Cardonville area. On 10 June, the engineer troops carried on the building of two airfields, the first one - A2 - at La Cambe, and the second - A3 - at
Cardonville."
Cabourg, through Bayeux and Caen. In the afternoon of 7 June, the 2nd American Infantry Division Indian Head landed with the second assault wave on Omaha Beach, at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. On 8 June, at 5:30 am, tanks of the 747th Tank Battalion were kept in check in front of La Cambe. Several German anti-tank guns of the 352nd Infantry Division were ambushed in the town. With
reinforcement of the 175th Regimental Combat Team infantry, the Americans seized the town around 9 am. The 29th Infantry Division began to cross the marshes of the Aure, toward the south. The 116th Regiment was put at rest in Cardonville area. On 10 June, the engineer troops carried on the building of two airfields, the first one - A2 - at La Cambe, and the second - A3 - at
Cardonville."
German Military Cemetery - Zwei Deutsche Soldaten
Town of Bayeux
An Evening Stroll
"Two thousand years ago, the town of Bayeux was established on the western bank of the river Aure, now running through the city from the south to the north. From Gallo-Roman times to the beginning of the 20th century, a vast number of craft industries have grwon up along its banks.
First, there was fishing. Part of the river, upstream of the lock gates, was thus set aside as a fishing reserve for the Bishop's exclusive use.
Those craft industries requiring vast amounts of water were also concentrated along the banks: dyers, tanners, laundries. The wash-house that can be seen from the d'Ornano car park, on the opposite river bank, still bears witness to these activities.
Finally, water was used as an energy source as hydraulic power for the various mills: flour mills, tannin mills and even colza oil mills.
In the Middle Ages, some of the mills, such as the one facing us, belonged to the Bishop of Bayeux who derived considerable income from them.
The river has greatly influenced the city's development. Stone bridges have been built at the main crossing points, notably here where the Aure was transformed into a canal as early as the 13th century to pass under the former Hotel-Dieu hospital."
"Two thousand years ago, the town of Bayeux was established on the western bank of the river Aure, now running through the city from the south to the north. From Gallo-Roman times to the beginning of the 20th century, a vast number of craft industries have grwon up along its banks.
First, there was fishing. Part of the river, upstream of the lock gates, was thus set aside as a fishing reserve for the Bishop's exclusive use.
Those craft industries requiring vast amounts of water were also concentrated along the banks: dyers, tanners, laundries. The wash-house that can be seen from the d'Ornano car park, on the opposite river bank, still bears witness to these activities.
Finally, water was used as an energy source as hydraulic power for the various mills: flour mills, tannin mills and even colza oil mills.
In the Middle Ages, some of the mills, such as the one facing us, belonged to the Bishop of Bayeux who derived considerable income from them.
The river has greatly influenced the city's development. Stone bridges have been built at the main crossing points, notably here where the Aure was transformed into a canal as early as the 13th century to pass under the former Hotel-Dieu hospital."
Bayeux Tapestry
"The Bayeux Tapestry (French: Tapisserie de Bayeux, Norman : La telle du conquest) is an embroidered cloth—not an actual tapestry—nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. The tapestry consists of some fifty scenes with Latin tituli (captions), embroidered on linen with coloured woollen yarns. It is likely that it was commissioned by Bishop Odo, William's half-brother, and made in England—not Bayeux—in the 1070s. In 1729 the hanging was rediscovered by scholars at a time when it was being displayed annually in Bayeux Cathedral. The tapestry is now exhibited
at Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in Bayeux, Normandy, France." (Wikipedia)
at Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in Bayeux, Normandy, France." (Wikipedia)
