Tessel wood Villers-Bocage Cheux Caen Hill 112 Verrières ridge

21/01/2026

Headquarters of the Wehrmacht 716 infantry division; Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter; it was in Caen. Villa Baumier XIXth C. 2b et 4 avenue de bagatelle. Pictures took yesterday more info see link below (it is said it moved on the 6th june into the bunker on which the musée Memorial is now built. When i was young i was fortunate to visit the empty bunker long time before they build the museum) http://sgmcaen.free.fr/PC716.ID.htm

31/10/2025

Battle of NORMANDY (II) 2 days of visit with some friends, German friend Otmar Heilmann nicely transported me. This second day 3 october, we were joined by DEREK J FORREST from Scotland(UK), now living in Normandy -he is from the DDAY ACADEMY; he was our Battlefield Guide to visit the « battle of the Falaise pocket ». He showed us that day, places of great interest, memorials, and he explained us the almost complete destruction the 7th Army and the 5th Panzer Army while they were encircled by the Western Allies, 12–21 August 1944 (wikipedia). Many thanks Otmar and Jim for a great remembrance day.

31/10/2025

Battle of NORMANDY 1944-. Better it is late than never… here to report (in 2 articles) about 2 days of visit with some friends, 2 and 3 October 2025 ! these days i was nicely transported all over Normandy by a German friend Otmar Heilmann, i have met him in the Memorial of Caen in 2022. The 2 october we went near Saint LO in the US Operation Cobra 25–31 July 1944 sector, Otmar was following his father route while he’d been a Panzergrenadier of the Panzerlehr. We are both remembering the war ; the bad events of yesterday, buiding a friendship : Germany-France, for the good of nowadays Europ. Near Saint LO his father was emprisonned by the Americains and being a prisoner of war, went in the Usa, France and Uk. His father later had survived the war. Afterwards we both visited the German la Cambe cemetery were many German soldiers paid the ultimate prize, had they voluntary followed the N**i regime or being incorporated in this war, a place also of Remembrance which shows the crazyness of war. Not far in the distance is the Us cemetery ( a precedent article about it published on this page). Thank you very much Otmar for that historic visit. (La Cambe some of his past pictures)

22/10/2025

Normandy: 2 soldiers of the Canadian Provost Corps ( military police) resting in Falaise, august 1944. Picture took from magazine « After the battle » ( battle britain prints international ltd).

25/09/2025

Caen south - HILL 112- 10th july 1944 the direction of the Wessex attack/being seen from road chateau Maltot to Eterville . Hello dear readers, expect you are fine. I lived 20years near Hill 112, and i welcomed a few British citizens on the memorial. I now moved to live 5km. I haven't got a car. So when i left 2024 i've done a little video (sound is a bit loud!) sort of moving "farewell" for me (the time for me to reorganize...) this view was what i could see from the coach every morning i was going to Caen, (coach speeds up). The battlefield: in these fields there were a german airfield in 1940 in 1944 the 9th Royal tank regiment paid a heavy price for France freedom there. I'd never Forget their sacrifice. Have a good day. Bidartd

10/07/2025

Remembering today the battle of Hill 112. 10th july 1944, by 43rd Wessex division. Many brave allied soldiers gave their life for Freedom that day. We will remember them.

catalogue minist.cult. Patrimoine Extracts The battle of the Odon by Tim Saunders (Battleground Europe- Pen & Sword Books Ltd) “5TH DORSET rgt, D company advanced to reach their objective at “Horseshoe wood”, so named because of its shape. The battle...

07/07/2025

Hello dear readers, you still can access to the blog i published previously, there are several pages related to Caen south west 1944. Thanks

The aim of the attack of Maltot, was to move forward to a bridge on the Orne river, at Feuguerolles sur Orne. During the "Jupiter" OP on the 10th of July 1944, all objectives were seized by British troops, allies were on the Odon plains of Baron sur Odon-Fontaine...

01/07/2025

Normandy. Today 81 years ago, the 1st july 1944. An important step was gained by the British allies against the Axe forces in Rauray (Fontenay le pesnel), a terrible battle ended during which Germans tried to strike the spur which was won by the British during Epsom operation, late June 1944. Some more details excellent text by historyofwar.org: https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_odon_counterattack.html

12/05/2025

Good evening dear readers, at the moment i am improving my office, this is intended to renew in the following my historical activities. Please stay tuned- Thank you.

28/01/2025

reposting this article, as i am working on the Aviation including Radar .

02/12/2024

Tactical importance of Canadian Verrieres ridge (2): a bolt to protect the newly liberated town Caen, a door open on the south.

02/12/2024

Tactical importance of Canadian Verrieres ridge July 1944, like British Hill 112 a Fantastic point view on Norman slopes South of Caen. 00:00 Cindais Hill67 hedgerow on top/right edge of screen- 00:02Hill 112 large hill, far far away/middle screen- 00:08 Iron mine at May/orne blacksquare overlooking/middle-00:14 Verrieres ridge the Blackwatch (small treeline overlooking)/middle screen & watertower Fontenay leMarmion/left edge. Caught below Beauvoir farm overlooking Saint Martin de Fontenay-May 2024.