Nestled beneath the northern slope of Portsdown Hill, at the southern end of the Meon Valley, Southwick looks like something straight out of a picture postcard: half-timbered cottages, thatched roofs, pubs with dark beams, flowers tumbling from window boxes… and one intriguing detail – every single front door is painted red.This isn’t a whimsical neighbourhood fashion […] The post Southwick, Hampshire: The Red-Door Village with D-Day Secrets appeared first on French Moments.| French Moments
70 years ago today Allied soldiers parachuted into and stormed the wave-swept beaches of Normandy. It was the greatest invasion in history. Thousands of American, British, Canadian, Free-French soldiers and French Resistance fighters gave their lives on this day in history. Remember their sacrifice.| The Houndstooth Kid
Today’s post is by Rachael Salyer, Archivist in the Textual Reference Branch at the National Archives in College Park, MD. End of First Phase Map of France, June 1944 (NAID 18558251) The Textual Re…| The Text Message