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Monument to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade

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Monument to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade

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Monument to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade

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    May 16, 2025

    The 5th Engineer Special Brigade was a special unit of the U.S. Army that played a crucial role in the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Their primary task was to remove beach obstacles and create paths for the following troops. Despite heavy losses, they managed to remove enough obstacles and build passable paths to allow American troops and equipment to land and leave the exposed beach.

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      Again, there is an interesting memorial in the immediate vicinity of the beach. goose bumps moment.

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        An impressive lawn staircase up to WN 62.

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