[leilani]

Re: your trip to NW France. Brought back great memories esp. of Honfleur for me. Did you see OLN's aerial shot of the cathedral at Caen at the end of today's stage? - a far cry from the bombed out wreck it was in July 1944:

[Ready4Freddy]

Thanks for that pic, leilani, what a contrast! Monty had promised that his trrops would take Caen within a few days of the landings, seems like it took them 5-6 weeks. The Panzers got to the crossroads sooner than expected, and Caen was reduced to rubble in the fight.

[Ready4Freddy]

Looking at that Cathedral closer, I think that's obviously the result of Allied bombing / bombardments prior to D-Day (or perhaps after, during the fight for Caen). No way a buncha tanks did that kind of damage, looks more like the German towns we (rightfully) leveled via the 8th AF.