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D-Day를 기념하는 독특한 시설

골드 비치(Gold Beach)가 내려다보이는 영국 노르망디 기념관(British Normandy Memorial)에 깊은 감동을 받았습니다. 가까이 다가가면 숨 막힐 듯 아름다운 "스탠딩 위드 자이언츠(Standing with Giants)" 실루엣 조각들을 볼 수 있습니다. 1,475개의 조각상 각각은 D-Day에 전사한 병사를 나타내며, 근처에 게시된 가족들의 매우 개인적인 메시지로 둘러싸여 있습니다. 진정으로 숙고할 만한 멋진 장소입니다.

Quiet country roads lead to this small cemetery for approximately 630 British soldiers who died in WWII.

A truly moving and humbling experience. That such a beautiful location as this could have been the site of so much carnage, bravery and loss is incredible. The monument has been long awaited and whilst it can be very sad to see, it is also uplifting to know that all those brave souls will forever be remembered. Access to the site is easy, pay parking available with profits to the charity, toilets are on site and a small museum offers lots of information about Overlord and its Heroes as well as a shop and a café.

As a memorial to the countless war dead, such a "Cimetiere militaire" - in German they are usually referred to as "war graves" or "soldiers' cemetery" - is still very important today. "Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said..." it says in the so-called "Hymn of Simeon" (Luke's Gospel, Chapter 2, Verse 29). However, the many people buried here did not depart in peace, but became victims of war and an inhuman tyranny. The most important and at the same time everlasting function of soldiers' cemeteries or cemeteries of honor or war graves is therefore to keep the memory of this suffering alive and to remind each generation anew (!) of the need to maintain lasting peace.

Quite a hill to get here, shortcut for cyclists

It was a privilege to stand among Heros

Magnificent memorial with a superb view of the sea! Note that the site is prohibited for bicycles but not the path which passes right in front...