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GPS座標: N 49° 21.616, W 0° 50.876 第5工兵特別旅団記念碑は、1944年6月6日のノルマンディー上陸作戦で戦ったアメリカ陸軍工兵隊を称えるものです。かつてのドイツ軍の抵抗拠点跡に建てられており、花崗岩と青銅の銘板が取り付けられたコンクリート台座で構成され、299工兵戦闘大隊を含む旅団の部隊名を記して称えています。 第5工兵特別旅団は、オマハビーチ地区を担当していました。主な任務は、地雷や障害物の除去、車両用の車線の確保、負傷者の後送、上陸時の歩兵支援でした。激しい砲火にもかかわらず、旅団は上陸地点を確保し、連合軍の補給と移動を可能にしました。この記念碑は、彼らの勇気と犠牲を偲ばせるものです。

How many people lost their lives here. Here, history comes alive.

It shines with a thousand lights with the sun, we see it from far away

The memorial was created by French artist Anilore Banon and consists of three symbolic elements: "The Wings of Hope": These are intended to remind us that the spirit that carried the men on June 6, 1944, should continue to inspire us. "Rise, Freedom!": This element symbolizes the courage of the soldiers who rose up against tyranny. "The Wings of Fraternity": These represent solidarity and a sense of unity between nations.

When you walk along the beach today... you are horrified to think that so many soldiers/people lost their lives here.

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.

These pontoons, made of concrete, were brought here from England and used to build a port to supply the Allies with men, weapons and equipment.

Nice small city