Normandy Blog of Remember D-Day Tours

In this blog, I provide background on key protagonists of the Battle of Normandy and highlight lesser-known facts.

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Landing craft of Royal Marine Commandos at Gold Beach
By Alexander Braun September 3, 2025
Brief description of the commemorative walk of No. 47 Royal Marine Commando that takes place on June 6 every year.
Group photo No. 3 Troop (X-Troop) of No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando
By Alexander Braun August 12, 2025
Establishment of No. 3 Troop (X-Troop) of 10 Inter-Allied Commando and its deployment during Operation Overlord in Normandy.
The gravestone of Brigadier General Rosevelt at the Normandy American Cemetery.
By Alexander Braun February 24, 2025
Brigadier General "Teddy" Roosevelt's U.S. Army career and his sudden death by heart attack during Operation Overlord.
George Irvn Bede a few days before his death.
By Alexander Braun February 10, 2025
Llife and tragic death by friendly fire of George Bede Irvin, an Associated Press Combat Photographer, on July 25, 1944, at the beginning of Operation Cobra
Photo Benjamin Garadetzki
By Alexander Braun February 3, 2025
The establishment and mission of US NGO Benjamin to identify Jewish soldiers buried in US war cemeteries under a Latin cross.
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