Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Battles Of Attrition

 In the foreground we see some of the weapons German forces were using during the Normandy campaign.


A display case, with German weapons at top and Allied weapons below.


Canadian soldiers found a particularly vicious enemy commander in Kurt Meyer.


This is a Canadian field gun of the time.


And this is a D-Day veteran, a Sherman tank called Forceful III, which survived the war, as did its crew. Now its home is here.


Shermans were a big part of the Allied effort. While not as powerful as the German Panzers or Tigers, there were more of them, better supplied, and backed by aerial bombers. That made all the difference.


As was the case among other Allied forces throughout the Normandy campaign, Canadians time and again showed resilience and bravery for their actions. It would be a hard earned victory. With more to come.

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34 comments:

  1. italiafinlandiaDecember 13, 2022 at 2:41 AM

    What a pity weapons are still used around the world.

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  2. GattinaDecember 13, 2022 at 4:29 AM

    I wonder why you love this kind of museum ! They are all the same. War.

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  3. TomDecember 13, 2022 at 5:39 AM

    ...Battles Of Attrition have been a part of every war.

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  4. eileeninmdDecember 13, 2022 at 5:47 AM

    The weapons of war look so scary! Take care, have a happy day!

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  5. Nancy ChanDecember 13, 2022 at 6:31 AM

    If only there is no need to use these war weapons. They are weapons of destruction. So sad.

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    1. William KendallDecember 13, 2022 at 7:55 AM

      Man's capacity to destroy and to build is complicated.

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  6. VENTANA DE FOTODecember 13, 2022 at 7:04 AM

    Armamentos que tuvieron gran relevancia en la guerra mundial y que con el paso de los tiempos ya se quedaron antiguos.

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  7. Iris FlaviaDecember 13, 2022 at 7:07 AM

    So sad we see them on TV nearly every day again, this time in Ukraine...

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  8. Marie SmithDecember 13, 2022 at 7:25 AM

    The war machines have changed a lot in the last 80+ years.

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  9. RedPatDecember 13, 2022 at 9:10 AM

    so sad to see all of these death weapons.

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  10. magiceyeDecember 13, 2022 at 9:25 AM

    Kill or be killed!

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  11. SharonDecember 13, 2022 at 10:08 AM

    Humans are very good at building equipment that destroys things.

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  12. BillDecember 13, 2022 at 11:38 AM

    The weapons get more sophisticated as time moves on.

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  13. GemelDecember 13, 2022 at 3:46 PM

    D-Day was hell on earth, those who survived would have seen such horror, a miracle anyone lived through that.

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  14. Salty Pumpkin StudioDecember 13, 2022 at 8:01 PM

    It's sad to think of how many good people were killed with those guns.

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  15. Lowcarb team memberDecember 14, 2022 at 6:05 PM

    ... weapons of destruction which of course are still being modernised and used! So sad.

    All the best Jan

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  16. carol l mckennaDecember 15, 2022 at 4:58 PM

    Artillery speaks of 'dread' ~ but good exhibit ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  17. DeniseinVADecember 16, 2022 at 3:38 PM

    Thanks William, a very interesting post as always.

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