June 6, 1944

[Mike80]

Omaha

 

[Zurp]

Omaha

 

[BB73]

Omaha

 

[NFBuck]

Abruzzo in Italy.

 

[THEWOOD]

Omaha Beach

 

[THEWOOD]

Looks like I was a little late, should of refreshed the page.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Omaha

Omaha

Omaha

Correct, BuckeyeMike80 got it first. greenies have been sent.

Thanks for playing. A few more photos of the area in a minute.

 

[NFBuck]

St. Tropez.

Edit- Stupid slow wireless.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Sunava

 

[ScriptOhio]

Some good sites to read about the D-day invasion:

D-Day Fact Sheet, 6 June 1944 Normandy, France: Ike: General Dwight D. Eisenhower Center: Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach, Invasion of Europe

http://www.dday.co.uk/

Untold Stories of D-Day @ National Geographic Magazine

D-Day: Operation Overlord - Features on thehistorychannel.co.uk

Normandy American Cemetery St Laurent - Omaha Beach Cemetery

Omaha Beach

The National D-Day Memorial Foundation

A few more photos:

 

[Zurp]

Correct, BuckeyeMike80 got it first. greenies have been sent.

Thanks for playing. A few more photos of the area in a minute.

Right after posting it I thought I was being too sneaky. The only reason I guessed that was because Buckeye Mike was already close, you said.

My original thought was Pebble Beach. Is that even really a beach, or just a golf course?

 

[martinss01]

is the correct answer omaha?

 

[ScriptOhio]

is the correct answer omaha?

Yes

 

[Wells4Heisman]

R.I.P. to all the brave soldiers who lost their lives fighting for our freedom against the Axis Powers.

 

[martinss01]

Yes

i win!