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Posted: 05 Dec 2024

Taken: 14 Aug 2024

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windows •
ste mere eglise •
normandie •
church •
memorial •
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normandy •
eglise notre-dame de l'assomption •
paratroops •
june 6, 1944 •
d-day •
anniversary memorial •
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Church Window

Church Window
This church window was dedicated on June 6, 1969, the 25th anniversary of the D-Day landings. It commemorates the liberation of Ste. Mere Eglise by the troops of the505th Division of 82nd Airborne, many of the troops present for the commemoration.

Amelia, * ઇଓ *, Annemarie, Holger Hagen and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnifique et excellent partage bien rendu.
Bonne et heureuse soirée paisible et salutaire.
3 months ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
A really beautiful stained glass window. I'm sure you know the story of paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), whose parachute got caught on the tower roof and spire of the town church. He hung there for two hours, pretending to be dead until the Germans took him prisoner. I have never visited Sainte-Mère-Église, but now it's on my wish list.
2 months ago.
RHH club has replied to Amelia club
The photos just before this one in my photostream tell the story of John Steele and show the effigy of him that hangs on the steeple at Sainte-Mere-Eglise church. You must, if you have opportunity, visit the town and church.
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.

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