John Oram's photos with the keyword: 200_P1020554

Bad weather and a schedule change disrupted a trip to the Normandy beaches. I had hoped to visit at least three but managed only Sword at Ouistreham and Colleville-Montgomery. The rain fell on golden sand like tears for the fallen. The monuments there and the atmosphere were moving. An action took place here early on D-Day involving 177 men led by Commandant P Kieffer who is commemorated on this stone. Commandant Kieffer was wounded and initially refused evacuation. He rejoined his unit on 14 June 1944 and later became one of the first of the Free French Forces to enter Paris. 200_P1020554