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World War II
D Day
Pegasus Bridge
Bénouville Bridge
Normany Landings
D Day Landings
Invasion of Normandy


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The new Pegasus bridge

The new Pegasus bridge
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. The original bridge, built in 1934, is now a war memorial and is the centrepiece of the Memorial Pegasus museum at nearby Ranville. It was replaced in 1994 by this modern design which, like the old one, is a bascule bridge. (Wikipedia.)

The original bridge played an important part in the June 1944 Normandy Landings.

The brutalist style architecture contrasts with the cheerful mural created by schoolchildren. Let's hope that they never experience anything like the events of June 1944.

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 William Sutherland
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Excellent shot!

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 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
love the compo, and great in the mono
5 years ago.

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