Historic Benouville Landmark Demolished
The corner house on the road leading to Pegasus Bridge is demolished.
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Author: Neil Barber
Lieutenant Thomas Colledge Halliburton.
Officer who led the 9th Battalion patrol into Amfreville.
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Roy Wright’s Para Smock
A unique item of Merville Battery history.
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Discovery of the Landing Position of the First Glider to arrive above the Merville Battery
Discovery of the Merville Battery ‘missing glider’ landing position.
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Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery Pocket Guides
Neil Barber releases pocket guide walking tours for the Pegasus Bridge area and the Merville Battery.
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Filming in Normandy
Neil Barber travels out to Normandy to do some filming for Paul Woodadge’s forthcoming WW2tv venture.
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Lieutenant Denham Brotheridge Tribute
Sculpture Tribute to Lt Den Brotheridge.
The D-Day Museum at Portsmouth has commissioned a permanent tribute to Lt Den Brotheridge, the first casualty of D-Day. Brotheridge was killed during the assault on Pegasus Bridge.
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Morning at Ranville
A brief excerpt from The Pegasus and Orne Bridges.
Words of the men who faced the German armoured attack on Ranville during the morning of D-Day.
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The Arrival of No 3 Glider
Excerpt from The Pegasus and Orne Bridges.
The arrival of No 3 Glider at Pegasus Bridge, explained by those who were there.
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